Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
NMS AIARE Level 1 Group (Shawn)Observation Date:
January 21, 2022Submitted:
January 21, 2022Zone or Region:
Stevens PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Big Chief Bowl / Double DiamondObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
MiddleAspect:
SEComments:
Observed two recent D2 loose slides on SE slopes of Lichtenburg.Also noticed several D1 loose slides on top he steep S facing highway shoots.
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
15 cm of new snow bonded well to the pencil hard melt freeze crust. Dramatically improved skinning conditions. Mostly skinning in new snow, occasionally could feel crust which was super edgeable at most times except for in wind scoured locations. Decided to try skinning up double diamond thanks to improved skinning, but still somewhat challenging due to variable snow depth. Dug profiles at 5000 ft in Big Chief bowl on west aspect. Height of snow 200 cm. Snow pack moist for top 100cm we looked at. Snow pack tests produced no results.
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