GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Thu Mar 30, 2023
<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>There are a few avalanche concerns today, but none are widespread. The snowfall from the weekend was blown into drifts near the ridgetops which could be triggered; cornices grew and could break; a weak layer of facets might be found a couple feet under the surface; and a weak layer 3-5 feet deep could avalanche, although these are rare. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The first three items on the list are things we can avoid and navigate around: turn around when wind-drifts crack; on ridges make sure your skis or sled are over solid ground instead of a snow overhang; and dig in the upper 3 feet of the snowpack to test the stability of the new snow. For the fourth item, deep slab avalanches, there’s not much you can do other than avoid avalanche terrain or accept that these rare, big slides, are lurking like sharks with you as chum.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Over the last few days there have been natural avalanches in the </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/28848"><span><span><span><strong><span>… Range</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, up </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/28861"><span><span><span><strong><span>…;, on </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/28870"><span><span><span><strong><span>… Ridge</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, and a couple deep ones a week ago in </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/28798"><span><span><span><strong><span>…; and </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/28785"><span><span><span><strong><span>… City</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. Avalanches remain possible. To make your pre-trip homework easier check out our </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/weather/wx-avalanche-log"><span><span><span>… and Avalanche Log</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> which has a full listing of the natural and human-triggered slides, and watch our field videos where </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/M3hp2s4iQ1o"><span><span><span><strong><span><u><span>… describes the conditions on Buck Ridge</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/8gXkzoEbk6Q"><span><span><span><strong><span><u><span>… talk about digging under the new snow in the Bridger Range</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/jrjIs789meI"><span><span><span><strong><span><u><span>… gives advice on terrain selection</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The avalanche danger is rated MODERATE on all slopes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Please share avalanche, snowpack or weather observations via our website, email (mtavalanche@gmail.com), phone (406-587-6984), or Instagram (#gnfacobs). </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>There are a few avalanche concerns today, but none are widespread. The snowfall from the weekend was blown into drifts near the ridgetops which could be triggered; cornices grew and could break; a weak layer of facets might be found a couple feet under the surface; and a weak layer 3-5 feet deep could avalanche, although these are rare. Dig, test and turn around if you see any recent avalanches or find instability. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>