CAIC Observation Report
SnowpackJake hubbs · Feb 21, 2026 · Snowy Range
Weather
Temperature swings and heavy wind along with fresh snowfall and now a warm cycle. cloud cover: few; wind loading: light; snow avail for transport: small smounts
Snowpack
West of silver benchmark north of silver lake on a west facing aspect. Snow pack was 150 On my extended column test I didn’t get any propagation the Tuesday layer still presents large concern. The propagation saw test resulted in an arrest at the Tuesday layer at 30/130 no propagation. Trashy snow facets there is a layer of surface hoar under the fresh snow that fell this week not a concern now but will become a concern with more snow! Be aware and still strongly avoid 30 degrees or grater and run out areas with persistent slab issues for triggering.