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I toured up the area above Hebgen lake today
Snow depth was a bit thin down low but quickly increased
The new snow was was not bonding well to the old snow surface
While skinning up hill or small pillows the new snow would fracture and slide down hill

I stuck to the area directly to the north shortly after you enter the trees off the lake

I dug a pit below the ridge but did not top out due to the conditions

I kept to low 30 deg terrain and avoided roll overs

My snow pit results are as follows
I dug a pit around 8600’
120cm snow depth
Failed at ground on facets
Ectp 10

Overall there is weak snow on the ground with a pretty dense slab sitting on top of it

Attached are photos of the failure layer and the fracturing of the new snow

The crown line is visible on the shaded face in the middle of the picture. Large avalanches released naturally during the week of 12/27 in the Centennial Mountains outside Island Park. Photo: GNFAC

Small storm slabs breaking in front of me as I ski down. 2 wimpy crust layers with 6 to 8 inches of faceted snow in between. I’m anticipating horrible skinning

Large avalanches released naturally during the week of 12/27 in the Centennial Mountains outside Island Park. Photo: GNFAC

Large avalanches released naturally during the week of 12/27 in the Centennial Mountains outside Island Park. Photo: GNFAC

Behind the sledders are deep piles of debris from an avalanche cycle a week ago in the Mt. Jefferson area near Island Park. Photo: GNFAC