Observation: Public

Name:

Scott J. Chernoff

Observation Date:

January 16, 2023

Submitted:

January 17, 2023

Zone or Region:

West South

Activity:

Location:

Crystal Backcountry

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Dry Loose (Sluff)

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

6500

Aspect:

N

Comments:

Ran out of Three Way Chutes towards Party Knoll.

None reported

Triggered by a snowboarder on top of Three Way Peak, a dry loose slide ran down the chute and over the last slide debris, towards Party Knoll and stopped. We ski cut an other chute on the ridge to the east of it but it did not slide.

Public Field Report: Crystal Backcountry