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Observation Details
Name:
AdamObservation Date:
April 20, 2022Submitted:
April 20, 2022Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Table Mountain/Bagley LakesTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5125Aspect:
NComments:
Numerous soft slabs seemed to have gone naturally on 4/19 either during the storm (debris partially covered) or after (debris on the surface), including one that propagated quite wide past the Horn by Artist Point/Table Mountain. Our party's idea was to drop in from the top, cut whatever hangfire we encountered, then ride the bed surface. The first two people didn't get any results so I picked a different spot and got a soft slab about 8"-12" deep and the size of half a tennis court (give or take) to release. We saw other riders in the Blueberry area kick off some smaller slides as well. All in all they were manageable, but still a good reminder that heat and sun and April and powder don't always play well together.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
4500Aspect:
NComments:
Lots of wet slides and schmoo-alanches left over from 4/19 - early 4/20.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
While touring up we noticed a large slide below the Horn towards the apron below Little AK, and there were numerous debris piles all along Blueberry that went during/after the storm on 4/19. With the intense AM sun and forecast calling for warming throughout the day we knew anything with any S or E would be cooked immediately so we focused our efforts on N aspects.
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