Crust at Mt Brooks
Quick reportlukas.matejovsky · Feb 28, 2026 · East Island
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, warm
- Ride Type
- denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
We planned to hike up Mt Allen Brooks but only made it to the col between Brooks and Elma. Recent warm temperatures had turned the new snow into a widespread melt-freeze crust, which limited travel and we decided to turn around at the col. Traveling uphill was generally easy on a supportive surface, but the breakable crust made descending challenging and inconsistent. Weather was sunny with temperatures above 0°C. No recent avalanche activity was observed. Snowpack was dominated by a melt-freeze crust at all elevations traveled, with strong solar and temperature effects on the recent snow.