Name:
Scott J. Chernoff
Observation Date:
January 16, 2023
Submitted:
January 17, 2023
Zone or Region:
West South
Activity:
Location:
Crystal Backcountry
Did you observe any avalanches?
Yes
Avalanche Type:
Dry Loose (Sluff)
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
6500
Aspect:
N
Comments:
Ran out of Three Way Chutes towards Party Knoll.
None reported
Triggered by a snowboarder on top of Three Way Peak, a dry loose slide ran down the chute and over the last slide debris, towards Party Knoll and stopped. We ski cut an other chute on the ridge to the east of it but it did not slide.