Observation: Public
Observation Details
Observation Date:
January 16, 2021Submitted:
January 17, 2021Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Ruby MountainObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 4: Could destroy a railway car, large truck, several buildings, or a substantial amount of forestElevation:
4500ftAspect:
NComments:
Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Large size 3-4 slide on the upper Happy Creek drainage of Ruby Mountain. This is around 4500ft just before one would gain the ridge slightly East of where the slide is to head to the summit. Not sure what the snowfield looked like above this.
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