A Look at Avalanche Activity on the San Francisco Peaks

KNAU News Talk - Arizona Public Radio

Published March 10, 2010 at 5:56 AM MST

The Arizona Snow Bowl ski patrol practices an avalanche simulation drill.

By Gillian Ferris Kohl

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Flagstaff, AZ – This winter's heavy snowfall has led to some significant avalanche activity on the San Francisco Peaks. And though avalanches might not be something you generally associate with Arizona, they're not as uncommon as you might think on the state's tallest mountain range. Arizona Public Radio's Gillian Ferris Kohl reports.

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Northern Arizona Weather

Wednesday much of the region turns much warmer, remaining cold for the high deserts of northern AZ. We turn windy and cool for the weekend as a storm develops over California, which eventually moves into AZ next week bringing along much need rain and snow showers Monday into Wednesday. Early indications are for snow amounts of generally 2-7” down to 5000’ over several days, although there remains uncertainty in snow totals at this time, stay tuned.

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