Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
WestyObservation Date:
March 13, 2022Submitted:
March 14, 2022Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Swift Creek DrainageTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
4700Aspect:
NEComments:
Cut a small slope at 4700ft at 1:20pm after noting increasingly sticky and reactive layer in the top few inches. D1 ran about 100ft, farther than expected, and involved the top 2-4" of sticky snow.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Snow was sticky all day but similar aspects/elevations were not seen to be reactive before about 1pm, but quickly became reactive. The layer was easy to trigger on anything over ~35deg in the area. Very large rollerballs were noted.
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