24-25

We toured up Lick Creek today. The temp in the parking lot was 17*f  temperatures warmed as we climbed out of the valley. At the top of the ridge at 8450’ it was 45* +/- a little on the little thermometer on my pack. The snow was wet and heavy, ski quality was mediocre to poor. Things were stable with nothing moving. Lots of glopping on the skins! The ski out was ok in the track but sticky elsewhere making things somewhat challenging. Back at the parking lot at 3 pm it was 15*f. The last 100’ to the road was cold powder.
I have never seen an inversion quite like that!

A little wind load cornice break, but it broke while I was coming down that track to the right. Photo: S Strenge

This is the N side of scotch bonnet, looks like a big break, didn’t get any closer than this however. Photo: S Strenge

 

N face of crown butte, looks like it slid before the dirt event (we think the end of the storm yesterday/ or last night must have been dirty snow?). Photo: S Strenge

Avalanche east aspect of Henderson. This slid sometime between 11:30 - 12:30 on 2/4/24. Photo: BPG

Avalanche on north aspect of Fisher Mountain. This likely slid sometime between 2/2-2/3. Photo: BPG

Avalanche north aspect of Crown Butte. This likely slid sometime between 2/2-2/3. Photo: BPG

On the headwall of the Second Yellow Mule, we saw two recent wind slab avalanches. These were small (R1 D1), immediately below the ridge, and likely broke late last night or this morning. Photo: GNFAC