Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
January 25, 2026Submitted:
January 25, 2026Zone or Region:
Santa Fe AreaActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
NambeObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Above treelineAspect:
NWComments:
Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Went up and over Deception—>Lake—>Heaven Hill. From the deception/lake traverse, we could see a slab avalanche that likely ran yesterday. It appears that perhaps a small rock fall on Lake peak started a small avalanche on the upper part of the cliff. When it landed in the bowl it stepped down to a deeper weak layer.
Notably, this is a slide path that ran dry loose on the Jan 8 storm.
A little hard to estimate the size of the crown from the ridge, but my guess is ~R1.5D1.5.
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