Sierra Avalanche Center | Backcountry Avalanche, Snow, and Weather Information for the greater Lake Tahoe area

Most Current Avalanche Forecast:

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

Recent Observations:

Tamarack Peak

12/02/2020 - 12:00

Wind Scoured NE Aspect of N Judah

HS 75cm with obvious near surface faceting layer

Near surface facets easy to identify and do not form snowball

ground level facets are rounder smaller and wetter

southern exposure ridgeline

12/02/2020 - 12:00

Porthole Gap

12/01/2020 - 13:00

Lots of granite boulders, but avoidable with care.

Stoney Ridge

12/01/2020 - 11:15

Buried Surface Hoar

Buried Surface Hoar

11/30/2020 - 13:00

Large surface hoar buried just below surface.

Nov 30 A weakening snowpack

Nov 30 A weakening snowpack

Silver Peak

11/30/2020 - 12:00

~10 inches (25 cm) of settlement and consolidation

NE of Mt. Lola

11/29/2020 - 11:30

This thermapen has seen more snowpacks than turkeys

Sastrugi snow was widespread

Red Lake Peak SW Ridge 2020 11 29

Red Lake Peak SW Ridge 2020 11 29

Red Lake Peak (SW Shoulder)

11/29/2020 - 06:45

Shallow supportable snowpack with numerous but avoidable hazards.

Previous wind scouring on the ridgetop leaving behind sastrugi formations.

Andesite Ridge

11/28/2020 - 10:15

11/27/2020 - 13:00

Far East Ridge of Tamarack Peak

11/27/2020 - 11:00

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