Observation: Public

Name:

Kameron DH

Observation Date:

November 27, 2022

Submitted:

November 27, 2022

Zone or Region:

West North

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Table Mountain Circuit

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a person

Elevation:

NTL/ATL

Aspect:

NW

Comments:

Size 2 natural wind slab avalanches were observed on S, W (lookers right of "iceberg bowl") and NW ("pond shot") aspects of Table.

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Isolated

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

Clear evidence of widespread wind transport across many aspects from the recent snow. It extended into the NTL as well. Trailbreaking was difficult with upside-down denser storm & wind slab atop softer snow (from Friday?). We decided to elevate our assessment of NTL hazard to considerable due to these observations. Probed near 4300' in the Wells drainage and found 100 cm HS. Lots of early season hazards were around. Upon return to Bagley basin, we saw many tracks in the Blueberry chutes as well as E facing slopes of Table lookers left of Herman saddle. The lack of skier-triggered crowns even in steep terrain offers evidence that the snow is stabilizing quickly.