Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Enji CooperObservation Date:
April 23, 2022Submitted:
April 24, 2022Zone or Region:
East CentralActivity:
XC Skiing/SnowshoeingLocation:
Polallie RidgeTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
4.5k’+Aspect:
EComments:
Was kicking down baseball to pumpkin sized rollerballs and pinwheels which grew in size as they rolled downhill.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
4.5k’+Aspect:
EComments:
Some week old wet loose debris. Likely triggered by tree bombs.Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, IsolatedObservations
Difficult travel yesterday on snowshoes since the new snow is undergoing a major spring transition and a lot of the untouched snow in the leeward sides was deeper wind fetch. I was sinking in ~3” per step on the way up and down in snowshoes.
The base was solid above 4k’, but the surface layer was slide prone/rollerball prone, like I noted before.
Definitely made for interesting snowshoe skiing conditions, which was a not so great thing yesterday. Thankfully I wasn’t near any terrain traps, like creeks, where I slid as I went about 50’ at most downhill easily, entraining surface snow as I went downhill.
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