Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Noah
Observation Date:
January 11, 2023
Submitted:
January 11, 2023
Zone or Region:
West South
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Bouillon Basin - BB Bowl

Triggered Avalanches

Did you trigger any avalanches? 
Yes
Was it intentional? 
No
Avalanche Type:
Hard Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
6300ft
Aspect:
NE
Comments:
Skier triggered a small wind slab about 3-4in thick while skiing BB Bowl in Bouillon Basin. The slide was fairly small and did not propagate far or step down further into the snow pack.

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Looking at BB Bowl from below party made the plan to stick skier's left during the descent to avoid the wind loaded skier's right side of the bowl. Still found small pockets of wind slab on far skier's right side as shown in the photo.

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