Tahoe received a nice taste of sweet n’ low yesterday with a perfect rightside up storm. Backcountry enthusiasts should be sensitive to a rain crust layer that formed on December 10. This layer has the potential to create deep slab instabilities that the Sierra Avalanche Center is reporting as a concern. Let’s sit back and see what happens as the big one rolls in this weekend.
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