Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
February 23, 2023Submitted:
February 24, 2023Zone or Region:
Taos AreaActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Williams Lake trailObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 3: Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few treesElevation:
10,500Aspect:
WComments:
(36.5699617, -105.4337314)Same location as the avalanche a few years back that resulted in moving the Williams Lake trail further west, away from the avalanche runout path. This one happened sometime on the evening of February 22 or early morning of the 23rd (I was up there that afternoon and also this morning, February 23).
Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
We were just in the post-avalanche runout path. This seems like the only part of the Williams Lake trail that is susceptible to any avi danger.