Use this page to view archived advisories. The table below shows the overall danger rating and the bottom line for the 20 most recent advisories. Click on the time and date link above each danger rating icon to view the full advisory for that day. Use the date chooser or the pager at the bottom to scroll through the older advisories.
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-04-06 |
April 6, 2013 at 6:43 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Very isolated pockets of wind slab exist in recently wind loaded areas above treeline. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-04-05 |
April 5, 2013 at 7:00 Below 8000 ft. pockets of MODERATE danger exist on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. Human triggered loose wet avalanches remain possible today in some areas. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-04-04 |
April 4, 2013 at 7:00 Both above and below treeline, MODERATE danger will form on all aspects below 8500 ft. on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to rain on snow. Human triggered loose wet avalanches remain possible today. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-04-03 |
April 3, 2013 at 7:00 Both above and below treeline, MODERATE danger will form on all aspects and elevations on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to daytime warming. Human triggered loose wet avalanches remain possible today. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-04-02 |
April 2, 2013 at 6:45 Both above and below treeline, CONSIDERABLE danger will form quickly today on all aspects and at all elevations on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to loose wet snow avalanches. Shallow naturally occurring loose wet avalanches are expected. Human triggered loose wet avalanches of greater size are likely. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-04-01 |
April 1, 2013 at 6:40 Above 7,000', avalanche danger is MODERATE on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to a mix of storms slabs and wind slabs. Below 7,000', avalanche danger is LOW with pockets of MODERATE danger on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to the possibility of human triggered loose wet avalanches. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-31 |
March 31, 2013 at 6:55 Near and above treeline, avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. Below treeline, avalanche danger is MODERATE with pockets of CONSIDERABLE danger on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. Natural and human triggered storm slab avalanches are possible today along with human triggered loose wet avalanches. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-30 |
March 30, 2013 at 7:00 Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger will form today on slopes steeper than 37 degrees below 8,000' due to daytime warming and rain on snow. Human triggered wet loose avalanches will be possible in some areas. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-29 |
March 29, 2013 at 7:00 This morning, avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may form today on slopes steeper than 37 degrees below 8,000' due to daytime warming and possible rain on snow this afternoon. Small human triggered wet loose avalanches may become possible in some areas. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-28 |
March 28, 2013 at 7:00 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-27 |
March 27, 2013 at 6:35 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-26 |
March 26, 2013 at 6:32 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-25 |
March 25, 2013 at 6:48 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Isolated areas of loose wet snow instability may form during the afternoon hours on open sun exposed slopes 37 degrees and steeper. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-24 |
March 24, 2013 at 7:00 In near and above treeline terrain, a few isolated pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may remain on NW-N-NE aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to lingering wind slabs. Below treeline pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may form due to daytime warming on the sun-exposed E-SE-S-SW-W aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-23 |
March 23, 2013 at 7:00 In above treeline terrain, a few isolated pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may remain on NW-N-NE-E aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to lingering wind slabs. Below treeline pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may form due to daytime warming on the sun-exposed E-SE-S-SW-W aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-22 |
March 22, 2013 at 7:00 Both above and below treeline, pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger will exist on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to a combination of new and old wind slabs and wet snow instabilities formed by sunshine and daytime warming. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-21 |
March 21, 2013 at 7:01 Both above and below treeline, CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger is expected to today on E-SE-S aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to the possibility of natural and human triggered loose wet and wet slab avalanches. For all other areas, avalanche danger is MODERATE due to a mix of wet snow instability and lingering wind slab instability on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-20 |
March 20, 2013 at 7:00 Increasing avalanche danger this morning will rise to widespread MODERATE danger with pockets of CONSIDERABLE danger forming today in near and above treeline areas on NW-N-NE-E aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper as wind slabs continue to grow in size and depth. Pockets of CONSIDERABLE danger are possible in below treeline areas below 7,500' as rain on snow keeps the possibility of loose wet snow avalanches ongoing, especially on NW-N-NE aspects on slopes 37 degrees and steeper. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-19 |
March 19, 2013 at 6:43 This morning, avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may form this afternoon on the E-SE-S-SW-W aspects below 8,000' on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to daytime warming. Human triggered wet snow avalanches may become possible. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-18 |
March 18, 2013 at 6:59 This morning the avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may form on the E-SE-S-SW-W aspects in both above and below treeline terrain on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due to daytime warming. Human triggered wet snow avalanches will become possible. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-17 |
March 17, 2013 at 7:00 This morning the avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. MODERATE avalanche danger may form on the E-SE-S-SW-W aspects in both above and below treeline terrain on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due to daytime warming. Some pockets of MODERATE danger could also form on the below treeline NW-N-NE aspects. Human triggered wet snow avalanches will become possible. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-16 |
March 16, 2013 at 6:54 This morning the avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may form both above and below treeline on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to daytime warming. Human triggered loose wet avalanches will become possible. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-15 |
March 15, 2013 at 6:51 Early this morning, avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger will form today both above and below treeline on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper in response to daytime warming. As snow surface melting progresses, human triggered loose wet avalanches will become possible. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-14 |
March 14, 2013 at 6:53 MODERATE avalanche danger will exist today on all aspects and at all elevations on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. This is due to wet snow instability on all aspects and the possibility of isolated, lingering persistent slabs above 8,000' on NW-N-NE aspects. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-13 |
March 13, 2013 at 6:59 Both above and below treeline, areas of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to a combination of persistent slabs on NW-N-NE aspects and wet snow instability on all aspects. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-12 |
March 12, 2013 at 7:00 Both above and below treeline, areas of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to a combination of persistent slabs, wind slabs, and wet snow instabilities. Human triggered avalanches remain possible today. Areas of instability may exist near areas of stable snow. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-11 |
March 11, 2013 at 7:00 Both above and below treeline, areas of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to a combination of persistent slabs, wind slabs, and wet snow instabilities in some areas. Human triggered avalanches remian possible today. Expect to find areas of instability within large surrounding areas of stable snow. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-10 |
March 10, 2013 at 7:07 Both above and below treeline, areas of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to a combination of persistent slabs, new wind slabs, and wet snow instabilities in some areas. Expect to find localized areas of instability within large surrounding areas of stable snow. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-09 |
March 9, 2013 at 8:01 Both above and below treeline, avalanche danger is LOW with pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger on NW-N-NE aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to the presence of persistent slabs in some areas. Expect to find localized areas of instability within large surrounding areas of stable snow. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-08 |
March 8, 2013 at 7:47 Near and above treeline, avalanche danger is LOW with pockets of MODERATE danger on NW-N-NE-E-SE aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due to lingering wind slabs. Below treeline, avalanche danger is LOW with pockets of MODERATE danger on NW-N-NE aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due to lingering storm slabs. Areas of unstable snow will exist within surrounding areas of stable snow. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-07 |
March 7, 2013 at 7:58 Near and above treeline, areas of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on all aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due to recently formed wind slabs. Below treeline, pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on all aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due to recently formed storm slabs. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-06 |
March 6, 2013 at 8:00 Near and above treeline the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE on NW-N-NE-E-SE aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due to new snow and wind forming unstable wind slabs. Below treeline pockets of CONSIDERABLE danger exist on those same aspects due to fragile soft storm slabs and some wind slabs. Human-triggered avalanches are likely today and natural avalanches are possible. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-05 |
March 5, 2013 at 8:00 Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on the N-NE-E aspects above 7500 ft. Above treeline small winds slabs have started to form and below treeline small human-triggered loose snow avalanches remain possible in these areas on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. The avalanche danger will increase as more snow and wind impact the region tonight and tomorrow. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-04 |
March 4, 2013 at 8:03 Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on all aspects above 7500 ft. due to new snow with weaknesses near the bottom of the new snow. Small human-triggered loose snow avalanches and some small storm slab avalanches will be possible in these areas on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-03 |
March 3, 2013 at 7:57 Near and above treeline, areas of MODERATE avalanche danger will develop this morning as new wind slabs form on the most heavily wind loaded NW-N-NE-E-SE aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. For all other areas, avalanche danger remains LOW. In low elevation areas where rain continues to fall today, isolated loose wet snow avalanches are possible on slopes 37 degrees and steeper. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-02 |
March 2, 2013 at 7:49 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution while traveling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-03-01 |
March 1, 2013 at 7:40 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution while traveling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-28 |
February 28, 2013 at 8:00 On a regional scale the avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. While finding a small isolated unstable wind slab is unlikely, it is not impossible today in a few scattered places in near treeline or above treeline terrain. Continue to use normal caution when traveling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-27 |
February 27, 2013 at 8:00 On a regional scale the avalanche danger remains LOW for most elevations and aspects. Very isolated and sporadic pockets of MODERATE danger may exist in complex or extreme near and above treeline terrain where isolated unstable wind slabs rest on layers of weak snow. Continue to use normal caution when traveling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-26 |
February 26, 2013 at 8:00 On a regional scale the avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Finding an isolated unstable wind slab is unlikely but not impossible today in near treeline or above treeline terrain. Continue to use normal caution when traveling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-25 |
February 25, 2013 at 7:30 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Finding an isolated unstable wind slab is unlikely but not impossible today in near treeline or above treeline terrain. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-24 |
February 24, 2013 at 7:40 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Finding an isolated unstable wind slab is unlikely but not impossible today in near treeline or above treeline terrain. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-23 |
February 23, 2013 at 7:50 Near and above treeline, avalanche danger is MODERATE on NW-N-NE-E-SE-S aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to a new round of wind slab formation that occurred last night. For all other areas, avalanche danger is LOW. The greatest areas of instability are expected near and along the Sierra Crest. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-22 |
February 22, 2013 at 8:00 In near and above treeline terrain, some pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may still linger on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper where wind slabs rest on weak snow. Human triggered avalanches will remain possible today in these areas. Below treeline the avalanche danger remains LOW even though some small loose snow instabilities may still continue. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-21 |
February 21, 2013 at 7:52 In near and above treeline terrain, MODERATE avalanche danger exists on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper where wind slabs rest on weak snow. Human triggered avalanches will remain possible today in these areas. Below treeline the avalanche danger has decreased to LOW even though some small loose snow instabilities do remain possible. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-20 |
February 20, 2013 at 8:02 MODERATE avalanche danger exists on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to a combination of strong shifting winds, new snow, and new as well as old weak layers. Human triggered avalanche will remain possible today. The largest and most fragile snow will exist on wind loaded near and above treeline slopes along the Sierra Crest. Most other avalanche activity shoud remain small due to the limited accumulation amounts. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-19 |
February 19, 2013 at 7:49 Avalanche danger starting at LOW danger early this morning will steadily increase as the day progresses. Avalanche danger is expected to become CONSIDERABLE this afternoon near and above treeline on NW-N-NE-E-SE aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. Below treeline, avalanche danger will increase to MODERATE danger with pockets of CONSIDERABLE danger on NW-N-NE aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-18 |
February 18, 2013 at 7:55 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Avalanche danger will increase beginning early Tuesday morning. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-17 |
February 17, 2013 at 7:49 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution while traveling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-16 |
February 16, 2013 at 7:56 The avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution when traveling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-15 |
February 15, 2013 at 7:52 The avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution when traveling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-14 |
February 14, 2013 at 8:00 The avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution when traveling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-13 |
February 13, 2013 at 7:31 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-12 |
February 12, 2013 at 7:45 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Isolated areas of unstable hard wind slabs may exist in recently wind loaded areas near and above treeline. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-11 |
February 11, 2013 at 7:54 Near and above treeline, pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on SE-S-SW-W-NW aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. Expect to find small wind slabs in a variety of lee areas near ridgelines. For below treeline areas, avalanche danger remains LOW. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-10 |
February 10, 2013 at 8:00 In most areas the avalanche danger is LOW. On a few isolated slopes steeper than 35 degrees, small pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may remain on near and above treeline aspects along the Sierra Crest due wind slabs resting on frozen crusts. Small loose snow avalanches may also be possible on some steep slopes at all elevations today due unconsolidated snow resting on those frozen crusts. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-09 |
February 9, 2013 at 8:01 On slopes steeper than 35 degrees, isolated pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may remain on near and above treeline aspects along the Sierra Crest due wind slabs resting on frozen crusts. Small loose snow avalanches may also be possible on some steep slopes at all elevations today due unconsolidated snow resting on those frozen crusts. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-08 |
February 8, 2013 at 7:55 On slopes steeper than 35 degrees, isolated pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may exist on near and above treeline aspects due new wind slabs resting on frozen crusts. Small loose dry snow avalanches may also be possible on some steep slopes at all elevations today due new snow resting on frozen crusts. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-07 |
February 7, 2013 at 7:52 For most of today, avalanche danger will remain LOW for all elevations and aspects. Increasing avalanche danger will occur this evening and during the overnight hours as wind slabs form near and above treeline on NW-N-NE-E-SE aspects and human triggered avalanches become possible. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-06 |
February 6, 2013 at 7:50 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-05 |
February 5, 2013 at 7:45 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-04 |
February 4, 2013 at 7:47 The avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-03 |
February 3, 2013 at 7:40 The avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-02 |
February 2, 2013 at 8:00 The avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-02-01 |
February 1, 2013 at 7:57 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-31 |
January 31, 2013 at 7:45 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-30 |
January 30, 2013 at 7:45 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Normal caution is advised. In some above treeline areas, surface rain crusts are smooth, hard, and difficult to travel. Long sliding falls may be difficult to self arrest. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-29 |
January 29, 2013 at 7:53 Isolated pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on slopes steeper than 35 degrees on near and above treeline SE-S-SW-W aspects due to NE winds building wind slabs on those aspects. LOW avalanche danger exists on all other aspects. Even though the avalanche danger remains isolated other hazards like long sliding falls on hard icy snow do still exist in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-28 |
January 28, 2013 at 7:47 Even though small avalanches could occur today in isolated areas or extreme terrain due to isolated small, shallow wind slabs, the avalanche danger is LOW on all aspects and at all elevations on a regional scale. While the avalanche danger may be LOW, other hazards like long sliding falls on hard icy snow do still exist in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-27 |
January 27, 2013 at 8:00 On slopes steeper than 35 degrees, pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on near and above treeline NW-N-NE-E-SE aspects due to newly formed wind slabs resting on frozen rain crusts. Small loose dry snow avalanches may be possible on some steep slopes today due new snow resting on frozen crusts. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-26 |
January 26, 2013 at 7:37 Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist below treeline on N-NE aspects on slopes 37 degrees and steeper. For all other areas, avalanche danger remains LOW. Small loose wet snow avalanches remain possible in a variety of areas today due to recent rain on snow. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-25 |
January 25, 2013 at 7:50 Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist below treeline on N-NE aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. For all other areas, avalanche danger remains LOW. Small loose wet snow avalanches are possible today due to rain on snow. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-24 |
January 24, 2013 at 7:49 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-23 |
January 23, 2013 at 7:51 The avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-22 |
January 22, 2013 at 8:00 On a regional scale, the avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. Even though avalanche activity is unlikley, small pockets of unstable snow may still lurk on isolated terrain features. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-21 |
January 21, 2013 at 8:00 The avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects on a regional scale. Even though avalanche activity is unlikley, small pockets of unstable snow may still lurk on isolated terrain features. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-20 |
January 20, 2013 at 7:40 On a regional scale avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects as human triggered avalanches are unlikely. Isolated areas of unstable hard wind slabs remain possible in near and above treeline terrain. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-19 |
January 19, 2013 at 7:40 On a regional scale avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects as human triggered avalanches are unlikely. Isolated areas of unstable hard wind slabs remain possible in near and above treeline terrain. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-18 |
January 18, 2013 at 7:57 On a regional scale avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects as human triggered avalanches have become unlikely. Isolated areas of unstable hard wind slabs remain possible in near and above treeline terrain. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-17 |
January 17, 2013 at 7:59 Near and above treeline on slopes steeper than 35 degrees, MODERATE avalanche danger exists on SE-S-SW-W-NW aspects with pockets of MODERATE danger on the E and N aspects due to recently formed wind slabs resting on a variety of weak layers and daytime warming. Below treeline avalanche danger is LOW with pockets of MODERATE danger on the SE-S-SW aspects due to daytime warming. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-16 |
January 16, 2013 at 7:59 Near and above treeline, avalanche danger is MODERATE on all aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due to recently formed wind slabs resting on a variety of weak layers. Below treeline avalanche danger is LOW. Even in the LOW danger areas unstable snow could still exist on isolated terrain features. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-15 |
January 15, 2013 at 8:00 Near and above treeline, avalanche danger is MODERATE on S-SW-W-NW-N aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due to wind slabs formed by the strong NE winds. For all other areas, avalanche danger is LOW. Even in the LOW danger areas unstable snow could still exist on isolated terrain features. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-14 |
January 14, 2013 at 7:46 Near and above treeline, avalanche danger is MODERATE on SE-S-SW-W-NW aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. New wind slabs formed late yesterday afternoon and last night. For all other areas, avalanche danger is LOW. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-13 |
January 13, 2013 at 7:47 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects.Normal caution is advised. Please keep in mind that the definition of LOW danger includes small avalanches in isolated areas or extreme terrain. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-12 |
January 12, 2013 at 7:50 Near and above treeline, pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on E-SE-S-SW aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to recently formed wind slabs. For all other areas avalanche danger is LOW. Please keep in mind that the definition of LOW danger includes small avalanches in isolated areas or extreme terrain. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-11 |
January 11, 2013 at 7:52 Pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on NW-N-NE-E-SE-S-SW aspects on slopes steeper than 35 degrees due recent snow and moderate to strong winds. Human triggered avalanches will remain possible today. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-10 |
January 10, 2013 at 8:02 Near and above treeline, the avalanche danger is MODERATE on NW-N-NE-E-SE-S-SW aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to new snow and shifting winds forming new wind slabs. Below treeline pockets MODERATE danger exist on those same aspects. Human triggered avalanches will be possible today. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-09 |
January 9, 2013 at 8:00 Above and below treeline, avalanche danger is LOW with pockets of MODERATE danger on NW-N-NE-E-SE aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to newly formed wind slabs. Human triggered avalanches will be possible today. Continued strong winds over the next 24 hours combined with new snow tonight will cause the avalanche danger to increase and become more widespread. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-08 |
January 8, 2013 at 7:46 Near and above treeline, avalanche danger is LOW with pockets of MODERATE danger on SW-W-NW aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to recently formed wind slabs. Below treeline, generally LOW avalanche danger exists. Isolated areas of snowpack instability may exist below treeline near the Sierra Crest from Hwy 88 southward. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-07 |
January 7, 2013 at 7:58 Near and above treeline, avalanche danger is LOW with pockets of MODERATE danger on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to recently formed wind slabs. Below treeline, avalanche danger is LOW with pockets of MODERATE danger on all aspects on slopes 32 degrees and steeper along the Sierra Crest from roughly Emerald Bay southward. Expect a wide variance in stability from one location to another within the forecast area due to large differences in locally accumulated new snow amounts on Sunday. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-06 |
January 6, 2013 at 7:59 Near and above treeline, MODERATE avalanche danger will spread to all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper due to unstable wind slabs. Below treeline, areas of MODERATE avalanche danger will form today on NW-N-NE aspects on slopes 30 degrees and steeper due to storm slabs deposited on top of surface hoar. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-05 |
January 5, 2013 at 7:52 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. During LOW danger avalanches are unlikely but not impossible. Areas of unstable snow might exist on isolated terrain features. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-04 |
January 4, 2013 at 7:37 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. During LOW danger avalanches are unlikely but not impossible. Isolated areas of unstable snow may exist in complex or extreme terrain in and around areas of chutes, gullies, cliffs, and exposed rocks. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2013-01-03 |
January 3, 2013 at 8:00 Avalanche danger remains LOW for all elevations and aspects. LOW danger means avalanches are unlikely not that they are impossible. Isolated areas of unstable snow may exist in complex terrain in and around areas of chutes, gullies, cliffs, and exposed rocks. Continue to use normal caution when travelling in the backcountry. |
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January 2, 2013 at 7:41 Avalanche danger is LOW for all elevations and aspects. Isolated areas of unstable snow may exist in wind affected complex terrain in and around areas of chutes, gullies, cliffs, and exposed rocks. Normal caution is advised. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2012-12-31 |
December 31, 2012 at 7:52 Near and above treeline, pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. For all other areas, avalanche danger is LOW. Expect to find isolated areas of unstable snow in wind affected complex terrain in and around areas of chutes, cliffs, and exposed rocks. This advisory is valid for 48 hours from the time of issue. The next scheduled update will occur on January 2, 2013 by 7am. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2012-12-30 |
December 30, 2012 at 7:48 MODERATE avalanche danger exists today on slopes steeper than 35 degrees in both above and below treeline on NW-N-NE-E-SE aspects with pockets of MODERATE danger on the S aspects. Lingering wind slabs in isolated areas and heavy snow loads sitting on top of weak persistent deep slabs will allow large destructive human triggered avalanches to remain possible. Even though these avalanches have become less likely, the consequences of such a slide would be very high. |
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December 29, 2012 at 8:01 MODERATE avalanche danger exists today on slopes steeper than 35 degrees in both above and below treeline on NW-N-NE-E-SE aspects with pockets of MODERATE danger on the S aspects. Heavy snow loads sitting on top of weak persistent deep slabs will allow large destructive human triggered avalanches to remain possible. Even though these avalanches have become less likely, the consequences of such a slide would be very high. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2012-12-28 |
December 28, 2012 at 8:00 MODERATE avalanche danger exists today both above and below treeline on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. A mix of recently formed wind slabs and heavy snow loads sitting on top of weak persistent deep slabs will allow large destructive human triggered avalanches to remain possible. Natural avalanches are unlikely. Adjust travel tactics accordingly to account for the possibility of triggering large long running avalanches from locations low on slopes and from significant distances away. |
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Click here to see the full forecast for 2012-12-27 |
December 27, 2012 at 7:46 Avalanche danger is MODERATE both above and below treeline on all aspects on slopes 35 degrees and steeper. A mix of recently formed wind slabs and heavy snow loads sitting on top of weak persistent deep slabs will keep large destructive human triggered avalanches possible today. Natural avalanches are unlikely. Adjust travel tactics accordingly to account for the possibility of triggering large long running avalanches from locations low on slopes and from significant distances away. |