Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Tosh ForrenceObservation Date:
January 7, 2023Submitted:
January 7, 2023Zone or Region:
Mt HoodActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Gunsight ridge, uptrackTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
5600Aspect:
NWComments:
Bottom of a roll over ripped. Prob 1.5 foot crown. Entire field wide. Triggered by skinning up yesterdays skin track.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Everything seemed solid and then it all went. Went through all the types of snow conditions on the way up. Rain, heavy snow, light snow. Slid down to the hard layer below, prob around the 12/31 layer. Also looked like there was some frost whore crystals in between the layers.
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