Forecast for the Abajos Area Mountains
Issued by Chris Benson on
Wednesday morning, March 17, 2021
Wednesday morning, March 17, 2021
The avalanche danger is MODERATE on steep, wind-drifted slopes at upper elevations on all aspects and human-triggered avalanches remain possible. Avoid steep slopes where you can detect recent deposits of wind drifted snow. On slopes facing the north half of the compass, last weekend's snow may have added enough of a load for avalanches to fail down to a buried persistent weak layer causing a deeper and more dangerous avalanche. Elsewhere, the avalanche danger is LOW, but expect sunny slopes to heat up quickly today and avoid slopes with signs of wet snow instability such as roller balls and pin-wheels. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully and use safe travel techniques to minimize your exposure.

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