Avalanche Forecast
Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Rating
Moderate (2)
With a snowpack like this, there's no excuse to not have your holiday shopping wrapped up by Sunday. There may be good skiing out there in very sheltered areas, but expect a thin and largely unsupportive snowpack.
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Snowpack Discussion
Lots of wind slabs out there in the alpine and treeline. Most are limited to crossloaded gullies and immediate lee areas, however there are some areas at treeline that have seen more widespread wind loading (Tent Ridge for example). You can also expect to find laminated, multi layer wind slabs. A real potpourri of wind slab out there. The Dec crust is out there, but hasn't had enough load to be an issue yet. And lastly, who can forget the Oct crust? Yes, this is still there and perhaps our biggest concern. It is still a layer to be concerned with, especially in thin snowpack areas.
Avalanche Activity
No new avalanches were observed.