Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
JaredObservation Date:
May 13, 2022Submitted:
May 14, 2022Zone or Region:
West SouthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Crystal MountainTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
6400 ft.Aspect:
NComments:
Wet loose avalanche was skier triggered on a convex roller on the north aspect of Crystal Mountain. Took the 4-6 in. of snow the previous storm had deposited. Started narrow but was approximately 10-20 ft. wide by time it had stopped. Did not run the entire slope and was stopped by trees, approximately 200-300 ft. down from the release point.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
6700Aspect:
NEComments:
Many small wet loose (mostly collections of roller balls) that would fan out. Further run was maybe a 100 feet or so.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Overall snow conditions were very stable in the morning. Later in the day (about 1 pm) the sun had warmed up even the north aspect enough that roller balls and wet loose started to become more of a concern. Only the storm snow ever started roller balling or slid. The crust underneath was very stable and no instabilities were observed.
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