Wow! Was last Saturday a beautiful day or what?!? Temperatures in the shotgun area approached 60 degrees in the shade. We don’t get much of that in the winter and I was happy to see it. The snow, which has already settled some, settled a great deal more last weekend. While this is good for being able to get into the back country, it’s also bad. As the snow melts (and settles) the sharp crystals of the snow begin to round over. As they round over the begin to resemble ball bearings. When the next big snowstorm comes, the new snow won’t knit together with the old, forming the basis for avalanche conditions. So while it’s good for now, be sure you’re alert to the danger of sliding snow after the next storm or two.  This is particularly true if we get a big wind that packs the new snow into a slab.
Have fun but beware of the dangers of avalanche.
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