Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
EvanObservation Date:
March 2, 2023Submitted:
March 2, 2023Zone or Region:
West SouthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Crystal-inboundsTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
6900Aspect:
NComments:
Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Size:
Elevation:
Aspect:
Comments:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Hiked to top of Snorting Elk. First track off the top chute. Second turn, all snow on top of 2/25(I assume) interface slid as dry loose. I exited the slidepath to the left and watched the sluff trigger a 6 in sympathetic soft slab just below me that ran 200 ft.