Wind slabs formed since Saturday remain possible for you to trigger today. Small wind slabs formed early yesterday are isolated but more likely to produce an avalanche, with large slabs formed over the weekend continuing to gain stability though still a concern. Keep the possibility of a human triggered avalanche in mind as you evaluate snowpack and terrain and continue to use safe travel practices of travelling one at a time from safe zone to safe zone. Where the skiing and riding is good, you probably won’t be able to avoid the larger, older, and stubborn wind slab avalanche problem. The Presidential Range and most of Tuckerman Ravine has MODERATE avalanche danger. Huntington Ravine and the Left Side of Tuckerman Ravine have more scouring to older crust and have LOW avalanche danger.
Danger Rating by Zone
This website is provided through a partnership between the White Mountain National Forest and the White Mountain Avalanche Education Foundation. The avalanche forecast applies only to backcountry areas, not operating ski areas, and describes general avalanche conditions which vary locally. The avalanche information provided is the sole responsibility of the USDA Forest Service.
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