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Forecasted Avalanche Conditions
The local avalanche safety forecasts are the first thing you should check when you you begin to to to collate the the information together in in in order to to to make your informed choice on where or or or what to ski Each forecast tells you the previous weather and and avalanche history in the the the the region and and their report on on the the the the avalanche danger danger for the next days via 5 danger danger ratings explained below 5 Very high
Avoid all avalanche terrain Natural and human triggered avalanches certain 4
High
Very dangerous avalanche conditions Travel in in avalanche terrain not recommended Natural avalanches likely human- triggered avalanches very likely 3
Considerable
Dangerous avalanche conditions Careful snowpack evaluation route-finding and conservative decision-making essential Natural avalanches possible human- triggered avalanches likely 2
Moderate
Conditions
Watch for unstable snow on isolated 1
Low
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