Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
willie kernObservation Date:
December 23, 2020Submitted:
December 23, 2020Zone or Region:
East CentralActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
alpine lakes wildernessObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
OtherSize:
Size 3: Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few treesElevation:
6200 - 7000Aspect:
NEComments:
We saw lots of expected evidence of the slab activity from the recent natural cycle on terrain between 6000 - 7000ft and on a wide variety of aspects.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Muted sunlight kept the temps cool, and the widespread supportable crust is overlaid with a variety of textures and qualities of snow. We skied some amusing dust on crust in a west-facing burn at and just below treeline. The descent back to lower elevations was memorably comical.
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