Anyone in the states should watch for changing conditions including avalanches, heavy snowfall or rain, strong wind or rapidly warming temperatures.
NWS warns that backcountry skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers and other users should stay off of and out from underneath slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. It also urges that people use extreme caution, as the avalanches might run long distances and can run into mature forests.
According to Avalanche.org, there is a considerable risk of avalanches for the Washington Cascades. The forecast from the Northwest Avalanche Center says that the danger will increase throughout today as"winds pick up and transport low-density snow into wind slabs." There is also a chance of loose dry avalanches, according to the Avalanche.org forecast. Loose dry avalanches start at a point and fan out as they move downhill and can be initiated by humans, tree bombs or snow falling off cliffs. This can then entrain lots of snow as it travels downhill, possibly triggering slabs.
Rain and snow will continue today and tomorrow, according to NWS. Issued at 0650Z, Wednesday January 15, 2020, by NWS / NOAA.Cold temperatures and low-density snowfall during this winter storm have prevented slabs from forming as much as we are accustomed to, according to Avalanche.org."Observations still tell us that slabs are lingering, so you should keep them on your radar," says the forecast.
Those in Washington or Idaho should watch for changing conditions including recent avalanches, heavy snowfall or rain, strong wind or rapidly warming temperatures, says NWS. If people must travel, they need to keep an extra flashlight, food and water in their vehicle in case of an emergency. For the latest road conditions call 5-1-1.Forecast as of 1:30 a.m. PST. There is considerable risk in the Washington Cascades and a high risk in the Idaho Mountains, according to Avalanche.org.
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