Name:
Tdubs
Observation Date:
January 7, 2022
Submitted:
January 7, 2022
Zone or Region:
East North
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Lester
Did you trigger any avalanches?
Yes
Was it intentional?
No
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
3200
Aspect:
W
Comments:
Approx 60cm, the storm layer.
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, Widespread
Remote triggered on an isolated steep feature from below while skiing out a low angle skin track. See by the cracking how it tried to propogate laterally several tens of feet. Earlier, seeing the entire field of view suddenly collapse an inch or two while my partner broke trail ahead of me on low angle terrain felt like a glitch in the matrix. Spooky.