Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
NickObservation Date:
January 14, 2023Submitted:
January 14, 2023Zone or Region:
West SouthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
East/platinum peakObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
6000 feetAspect:
Comments:
Wide spread old wet loose and wet slab activity on all visible aspect steep enough to slide.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Overall stability was much better than expected today. Biggest hazard was the breakable crust trying to destroy your knees. Dug a pit at 5800ft above the lake in bullion basin. We were able to see the 1/4 and Christmas crusts, but got no results on either. Even after an ECT, we could not pry either layer off with shovel pull tests. The top 4-6" are upside down with a 3/4 inch crust over some lower density snow, but without a load, it just skis poorly.
Winds were quite strong and transporting what little snow there was. Had there been more snow to transport, fresh wind slabs would have been a problem.
WSW face had a more supportable crust than the back side.