Snowpits and no recent avalanches

Snowpits and no recent avalanches

Date
Activity
Snowmobiling

We rode into the head of Cabin Creek from Taylor Fork and turned around behind Sage Peak, then headed to the northwest side of Carrot Basin at the wilderness boundary. We did not see any recent avalanches. We dug two pits. One at the wilderness boundary and one off the north facing ridge in Carrot Basin. At the wilderness boundary HS was 140cm and we had ECTN24 on surface hoar/facets buried 40 cm down. We also had an ECTP14 on facets near the ground, but this one seemed more like an outlier. In our pit at Carrot Basin HS was 155 cm and we had ECTX. Overall, stability seemed to be good. With minimal recent snow, and weak layers becoming stubborn, the likelihood of avalanches is trending towards unlikely.

Region
Southern Madison
Location (from list)
Taylor Fork
Observer Name
Alex Marienthal