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<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Wind Slab avalanches</span></span></strong></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> are the primary concern today. Winds picked up again last night and drifting was observed yesterday (</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.mtavalanche.com/node/32391"><span><span><span><strong><span…;, </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.mtavalanche.com/node/32399"><span><span><span><strong><span… Creek</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.mtavalanche.com/node/32394"><span><span><span><strong><span…;), so there will be fresh wind drifts that could avalanche today. There are also older drifts that have now bonded and are no longer an issue. Take the time to investigate and figure out what sort of drift you’re dealing with before committing to steep wind-loaded slopes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Stay tuned over the coming days, as Persistent Slab avalanches will likely become an issue as the widespread weak layers get loaded by new snow (</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/EzT4DqH3wE0?feature=shared"><span><span><span><strong>… video</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>,</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><strong><span><span> </span></span></strong></span></span></span><a href="https://www.mtavalanche.com/sites/default/files/snow_obs/2024-12/img_72… City photo</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 MODERATE.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>It’s going to start snowing in Island Park this morning and there could be 4-8” of new snow by sunset. With strong winds, this new snow will quickly drift into slabs deep enough to be problematic. These wind drifts will build on top of weak layers just below the old snow surface, so these </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Wind Slab avalanches </span></span></strong></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>will be especially reactive (</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/YblD2aRUE1M?feature=shared"><span><span><span><span><s…;

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The avalanche danger will quickly rise to MODERATE as it starts snowing this morning.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Snow flurries today may deposit a couple inches of new snow, but it shouldn’t be enough to increase the avalanche danger. There is plenty of weak snow (</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCd4OIw-4IU"><span><span><span><span><s… Fork surface hoar video</span></span></u></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>), but in most places there isn’t enough of a slab on top to avalanche. Watch out for the isolated places where there are deeper drifts and an avalanche might be possible. If the snow comes in earlier and heavier than expected, the avalanche danger will quickly rise.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>For today, the avalanche danger is LOW.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>