It’s refreshing and reassuring to read bits like this in the local avalanche report:<\/p>\n
“In the last few years our snow has been more unstable than not and the danger rating\u00c2\u00a0Low\u00c2\u00a0rarely got used.\u00c2\u00a0 As a forecaster, writing\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>Low\u00c2\u00a0for our entire area feels weird and unfamiliar, but our data and field trips have led us here. \u00c2\u00a0We are not throwing caution to the wind, but to be honest, on our days off we are skiing lines, climbing routes and traveling in the backcountry like it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>Low\u00c2\u00a0danger.”<\/em><\/p>\n– Doug Chabot, from the 2013-01-23 Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center daily bulletin<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s refreshing and reassuring to read bits like this in the local avalanche report: “In the last few years our snow has been more unstable than not and the danger rating\u00c2\u00a0Low\u00c2\u00a0rarely got used.\u00c2\u00a0 As a forecaster, writing\u00c2\u00a0Low\u00c2\u00a0for our entire area feels weird and unfamiliar, but our data and field trips have led us here. \u00c2\u00a0We … <\/p>\n
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