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Sierra experiencing rare avalanche conditions


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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal

Unusual snowpack conditions in the Sierra Nevada are contributing to a type of avalanche problem that in the past decade has rarely been widespread in the region.

That’s according to the Sierra Avalanche Center, a nonprofit organization that partners with the U.S. Forest Service to observe and analyze snow conditions in the Lake Tahoe area and beyond.

“There could be avalanches in places that have never seen avalanches before,” said Brandon Schwartz, lead forecaster for the center.

The biggest contributor to unstable conditions is buried surface **** which leads topersistent slabs.

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  1. Nevada Nancy says - Posted: January 16, 2016

    It is a bit frustrating that we can’t read the rest of the articles unless you subscribe to the newspapers, The Reno Gazette, Los Angeles Times etc.

  2. southie says - Posted: January 16, 2016

    Looks like the censoring software has a limited vocabulary

  3. Robin Smith says - Posted: January 16, 2016

    southie,

    Artificial intelligence walks the line between perfection and idiocy. The human mind is random and variable.

  4. billy the mountain says - Posted: January 16, 2016

    Vapid pseudoscience *and* pyschobabble. I am starting to see a pattern.

  5. rock4tahoe says - Posted: January 16, 2016

    Billy! LOL : )