Observation: Public

Name:

Long, Hough-Snee

Observation Date:

January 17, 2022

Submitted:

January 19, 2022

Zone or Region:

East Central

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Trap Crust Ridge - Hwy 97

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

3000'

Aspect:

SE

Comments:

Old storm slabs that were preserved in the inversion following the early January storm. SS-N-R1-D1

None reported

Freezing temps and water ice crust in the shade/inversion from the road giving way to sunny corn on solar aspects BTL. Downhill skinning in full effect in crux transitional crust/mank zones.

Debris from an old SS-N-R1-D1 capped by crust and preserved in the cold shade.

Post-storm snow settlement capped by 1.5cm rain crust.