...AVALANCHE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM PST SATURDAY...
AN AVALANCHE WATCH ISSUED BY THE USDA FOREST SERVICE MOUNT SHASTA
AVALANCHE CENTER FOR THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM PST SATURDAY.
THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA IS FORECAST TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 6 TO 10
INCHES OF WATER BY MONDAY EVENING...WHICH COULD MEAN 6 TO 8 FEET
OF SNOW NEAR AND ABOVE THE TREELINE ON MOUNT SHASTA. SNOW LEVELS
WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6000 TO 8000 FEET. EXTREMELY STRONG
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM WHICH WILL
PREDOMINANTLY LOAD NORTH AND EAST SLOPES WITH DEEP SNOW.
CONCERNS FOR LARGE WIND AND STORM SLAB AVALANCHES EXIST FOR ALL
ASPECTS...NEAR AND ABOVE TREELINE ON MOUNT SHASTA THIS WEEKEND.
AVALANCHES FROM THE UPPER MOUNTAIN MAY BECOME LARGE ENOUGH TO
IMPACT LOWER ELEVATION AVALANCHE RUNOUT ZONES. AVOID TRAVEL IN LOW
ANGLE RUNOUT ZONES BELOW TREELINE.
THOSE TRAVELING ON MOUNT SHASTA THIS WEEKEND SHOULD HAVE EXTENSIVE
AVALANCHE KNOWLEDGE AND USE CAREFUL ROUTE SELECTION. ALWAYS TRAVEL
WITH A PARTNER AND CARRY AN AVALANCHE BEACON...SHOVEL AND PROBE.
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE VIEW THE CURRENT MOUNT SHASTA
AVALANCHE ADVISORY AT WWW.SHASTAAVALANCHE.ORG OR CALL 530 926
9613.