Front Range
Quick reportMax Strotbeck · Feb 23, 2026 · Front Range
Weather
Scattered skies with temperatures near freezing. Light west winds that turned moderate above 11,000 feet on the ridgeline. No new snow.
Snowpack
On east and southeast slopes near-treeline, the height of snow was 145-180cm. Surfaces were not faceted, and on southeast slopes were moistening to the point of being able to make a snowball. I found the weak layer of concern to be about 35 cm down- faceted snow on east aspects or rounding facets beneath a thin, weak crust on southeast aspects- below a mostly 4-finger hard slab. In extended column tests, I saw fractures on this weak layer with moderate to hard taps, but no propagation.