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Observation: Beaver Envy

Observation Date
1/6/2026
Observer Name
Greg Davis
Region
Logan » Beaver Creek » Amazon Face » Beaver Envy
Location Name or Route
Beavers Envy
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Nice calm morning with varying cloud cover.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
14"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Dense Loose
Snow Characteristics Comments

Creamy supportable powder on top of a crust sandwich snowpack. The snow depth doubles as you ascend from the base to above 8500ft. Lots of barely covered rocks and logs down low.

Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags were observed.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments

Some subtle layer interfaces within the new snow that manifest with a informal shovel shear test. The interface of the New Year's storm snow with the crust that it sits on also indicated poor bonding with some good shear quality with informal testing.

Snow Profile
Aspect
Southwest
Elevation
8,500'
Slope Angle
26°
Comments

Danger rating trend from Moderate to Low is for aspects similar to Beavers Envy.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low

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