New Snow in Taylor Fork

We rode into Taylor Fork today 02/07/2024. We found 12" of new snow that has fallen over the last few days. This new snow fell onto a very weak snowpack and our stability tests yielded poor results, ECTP 14 on a south-facing slope at 9200'. Southern aspects have a stout 2" crust that formed from last week's warm temperatures, over weak faceted snow. This is where we saw failure in our stability tests. 

With poor visibility, we were not able to see any recent avalanche activity. However, we know the recipe is there. A uniformly weak snowpack has received a large amount of snow pushing it to the edge. Getting on or below terrain steeper than 30 degrees is not recommended. 

Low clouds moved in by early afternoon and the wind was steady and moderate from the southwest. No new snow fell while we rode today.