Observation: Public

Name:

J.Arroyo

Observation Date:

January 6, 2023

Submitted:

January 6, 2023

Zone or Region:

West North

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Iceberg lake

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Dry Loose (Sluff)

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

5200

Aspect:

NW

Comments:

Dry loose point release that gained significant size.

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

Lots of wind today on Herman saddle- globally from the south but blowing every direction locally.

Shooting cracks were noticed in small isolated terrain near tree line.

Couple hand pits revealed 1 ft of 1F hardness snow ontop of the Christmas crust. Thin surface crust was present below 5000ft

Various ski cuts on test slopes produced no results.

Skiing north aspects was quite good- southern aspects were wind scoured.