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Avalanche Bulletin - Little Yoho
Watch for windslabs as you enter open areas near treeline and above. Ice climbers may find windslabs developing at lower elevations when the Yoho Blow pushes through. Dress warm.
Avalanche Problem 1: Wind Slabs
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Avalanche Problem 2: Loose Dry
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Climbers in steep gullies be prepared for spindrift and loose snow running down the climb. Put in lots of ice screws. Any avalanches will likely be small, but could knock you off your feet.
Travel and Terrain Advice
- Be cautious of sluffing in steep terrain, particularly where the debris flows into terrain traps.
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches noted.
Snowpack Summary
10-30 cm of soft snow now covers the Dec 15 persistent weak layer of surface hoar, sun crust or facets (depending on location). An additional 5-10 cm of snow winds are expected overnight Tuesday and may create windslabs at lower elevations..
Weather Forecast
A little more snow tomorrow and then the Yoho Blow should push in. It can be brutishly cold and windy at lower elevations for a while.
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The winds have been a bit unpredictable and gusty. Plumes in Yoho yesterday from the north and from the east. Yoho Blow likely to build winslabs on low elevation ice climbs.