Forecast for the Abajos Area Mountains

Issued by Eric Trenbeath on
Thursday morning, March 4, 2021
Thursday morning, March 4, 2021
A few inches of new snow has not changed things all that much and the overall danger remains MODERATE. Deep and dangerous human-triggered avalanches failing on a buried persistent weak layer remain the primary concern. You are most likely to trigger one of these avalanches on steep terrain near and above treeline that faces NW through N through SE. Thin snowpack areas around rock outcroppings, sparse trees, or along slope margins are the most likely trigger points. Most S and SW facing terrain near treeline, and all low elevation terrain has generally LOW danger but you cold still trigger an avalanche in areas of more extreme terrain.

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