Observation: Public

Name:

T Papritz

Observation Date:

January 19, 2023

Submitted:

January 19, 2023

Zone or Region:

West North

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Baker Backcountry

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Dry Loose (Sluff)

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

Aspect:

Comments:

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Isolated

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

Lots of sluff coming off of steeper terrain today. Bigger crown up the Boulder field near Bagley Basin as well as a cornice dropped propagation below Mt. Herman. Some shooting cracks isolated to the same boulder field aspect near the crown pictured.