Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Steve KuznetsovObservation Date:
February 5, 2022Submitted:
February 5, 2022Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Table MountainTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5200Aspect:
SEComments:
Found touchy and reactive wind slabs running on a mid storm interface anywhere from 10 to 20cm deep. Windswept aspects on south side of Table Mountain had reactive slabs from the skin track, propagating a couple meters from ski tip.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
5400Aspect:
NComments:
Saw a skin track that terminated in a large (200ft wide) wind slab trigger on the north aspect of Table Mountain. Unclear what happened there, did not witness the incident.Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, WidespreadDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Found reactive wind slabs on all aspects using informal skin track tests.
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