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Observation Details
Name:
Young ZObservation Date:
May 25, 2022Submitted:
May 25, 2022Zone or Region:
West SouthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Silver Basin / CrystalTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5800Aspect:
NWComments:
It was very warm and we expected this slope to shed as we made out way out of the basin. It was isolated, slow moving, 10' wide and ran 30'.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
6000+Aspect:
NComments:
We've renamed Silver Basin / Southback area to the avalanche amphitheater. When we arrived at the bottom of Three Way at ~10:30am, the entire area was sliding. We witnessed a dozen avalanches and heard more throughout the day. It moved quicker on the steeper slopes above 6k, but was all relatively slow moving. That said, the debris pile we checked out had some large car-sized pieces. I would definitely not want to get caught up in that. Staying below 6k was the move today.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
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