The last avalanche forecast for the 2023-2024 season will post on April 21st. Thank you to all who contributed to the avalanche center this season through observations, volunteer time, and/or financial contributions.
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State of the Snowpack for 3/27/2021 - 4/2/2021
Submitted by steve on Fri, 04/02/2021 - 14:28
Dates of the Week:
3/27/2021 to 4/2/2021
- Loose Wet - Reported avalanches ( Several small D1 loose wet instabilities)
- Wind Slab - Reported avalanches ( 0 human triggered, 0 natural)
- Melt freeze crusts have developed on most E-SE-S-SW-W aspects below 9500'. Transitional snow, wind scoured surfaces, and some winter snow exist on NW-N-NE aspects
- Poor to non existent snow coverage exists on south aspects with adequate snow coverage on most other aspects
- Corn spring snow conditions are highly dependent on overnight refreeze and radiational cooling of the snow surface with a short window of good travel conditions
- Multiple NE wind events as dry cold fronts moved through the forecast region with wind gusts near 100mph along the Sierra Crest
- Temperatures warming throughout the week to well above average
- Mostly sunny and clear with periods of below freezing overnight temperatures and times with mountain inversions and warm overnight temperatures at higher elevations
