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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE. A storm brings new snow and plenty of wind to the area today. A fresh round of wind slabs is forming, and these slabs will continue to grow in size and sensitivity throughout the day. These slabs are adding stress to the weak snow buried near the ground. Head into the mountains with a conservative mindset. Don`t ignore obvious signs of instability like cracking and collapsing in the snowpack.
The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE today. A layer of weak snow underlies the snowpack on many slopes. Where this layer exists, human-triggered avalanches are uncomfortably likely. Triggered slides are unlikely to be small, particularly in our northern and western mountains where more recent snow has accumulated.
This photo shows the snowpack at 8,300` on a N/NE-facing slope in the Banner Summit zone. The weak snow is buried 2.5 feet deep in this location. This snowpit returned repeated unstable snowpack scores, including the ECTP 17 pictured here. Two other snowpits with old snow at the base of the snowpack returned similar results.
SAC is presenting Avalanche Awareness at the East Idaho Avy Savvy night focused on motorized backcountry travel. The event is in Idaho Falls at the Colonial Theater.
Doors open at 6:30PM, presentation starts at 7:00PM
It’s an evening of avalanche awareness with a focus on Decision Making in the Backcountry. SAC will present and the movie “Into the Hills” will be screened. The first 500 attendees receive a gift bag!
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE. A series of storms brought 1-1.5` of snow to Banner Summit, the Sawtooths, and the W. Smokys in the last 36-hours. While storm totals are not overwhelming, the load is significant, especially considering the generally weak, shallow snowpack it`s adding to. Slides are most likely in windy, alpine terrain and on middle elevation slopes facing away from the sun. Avalanches may break wider than expected and can be triggered remotely—from gentler terrain above, below, or to the sides of steep slopes.
For the full forecast visit www.sawtoothavalanche.com
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