Name:
Derek Esposito
Observation Date:
February 4, 2022
Submitted:
February 4, 2022
Zone or Region:
West North
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Heather Meadows
Did you trigger any avalanches?
Yes
Was it intentional?
No
Avalanche Type:
Dry Loose (Sluff)
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
At tree line
Aspect:
S
Comments:
Storm slab (12”) was cracking and moving on Upper Boulderfield in the afternoon
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
No
Shooting cracks and sluffing of storm slab on southerly aspects (Boulderfield) above tree line in the afternoon