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What LOW Avalanche danger looks like

Video Release Date: April 8, 2012
Video Source: YouTube

Doug Chabot, director of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, describes the stable snow conditions in Cooke City. Describing a LOW danger has been frustratingly rare this season. Understanding stable snowpack is as important as understanding what unstable/dangerous snowpack looks like.

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