Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Willie WebsterObservation Date:
March 5, 2023Submitted:
March 5, 2023Zone or Region:
East NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Roads EndTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5600’Aspect:
SComments:
30’ wide and an 8-12” crown. This avalanche ran on the upper most crust, so it was all the snow since around 2/25. I didn’t have a magnifying loop to see whether the grains above the crust have faceted at all.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Dry Loose (Sluff)Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
Aspect:
Comments:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, IsolatedObservations
all steep features had dry loose potential. We viewed some dry loose that ran hundreds of feet. Wind slab on ridge line was reactive. The small avalanche we triggered was in open trees 300’ below the ridge line. Triggering it was somewhere between intentional and not intentional. Not a good test slope, but relatively small.
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