Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Two Tahoe skiers died in an avalanche in Split Mountain area

There is a very hard layer of snow about 3 - 4 feet below the surface, in some areas. Spring often brings very large avalanches in gulleys and other high-angle terrain. Just because the current avalanche danger is generally low, be warned about the potential in the steep stuff like the MR.

http://esavalanche.org/advisory