The Sierra Avalanche Center has issued a Backcountry Avalanche Watch for the Greater Tahoe region now into early Tuesday morning.Â
It says there will be high avalanche danger from Monday 8:15 AM until Tuesday 5 AM. High elevation rain on snow this week may cause widespread avalanche activity in the mountains.
They say, "blowing and drifting snow has led to unstable wind slabs in areas that have filled in with drifted snow. Weak layers deep in the snowpack remain unstable in some areas. Consider avoiding avalanche terrain in areas where wind slabs exist, near any areas where you have triggered any snowpack collapses or audible whumpfing, or where recent avalanches have occurred."
HIGH avalanche danger is expected tomorrow due to a significant rain on snow event.
