Public Observation

Observation Details

Signs of Unstable Snow

Observations

We hiked the East Saint Marys ridge to the peak. Then skied down the 30-ish degree slope (at the top, MUCH more mellow after that) to No Fish Lake. Although we did see cracking, whumpfiing, and 2 small releases the snow seemed pretty stable overall. The biggest areas of concern for us were a few places where loading had occurred and of course the cornices. Very near the peak it is loaded a bit. It was very firm, but definitely of concern that it may not stay that way or get even more loaded.