Public Observation

Observation Details

Observed Avalanches

Signs of Unstable Snow

Observations

Went up to lake fork peak on 2/12/26. We observed some old loose wet activity on more southerly slopes, particularly at lower elevations. While the south exposed snow at lower elevations seemed more like the snow observed on the more south exposed aspects of the Ring Finger, more packable and with greater water content, as we ascended in elevation, the entire snowpack returned to cohesion less facets.

Northerly aspects in LFP had received more wind than other aspects, and was highly wind textured. The peak was scoured to bare ground. We did not explore the textured snow.

The NNE facing rib at 12300’ harbored a variety of crust layers. Perhaps 100’ south, it was scoured to the bushes and held 7” of large facets. The crust layer was reactive to hard force in pit tests, CT23 smooth planar.

Wind transport was observed of the new 2” of snow that fell on the evening of 2/11, but no wind slabs were observed.

We observed evidence of an old slide at a rollover at 12300’, R1D2 unknown trigger and unknown age.

By the time we left at the end of the day, the snow at lower elevations with southern exposure was starting to get wet, but higher elevation snow did not warm up in the same way.