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We’ve finally been graced with a little snow fall in the mountains. The high pressure system that sat over our area for a month has dispersed and now we have some storm systems lined up across the North Pacific. Look forward to a nice snowy February. 

If you’re planning on venturing into the backcountry, do so with caution. The solid sheet of ice we have makes for a very unstable layer. Avalanche danger will be high. 

This article appears in Feb 5-11, 2009.

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