Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Andrew RichardsonObservation Date:
November 22, 2020Submitted:
November 22, 2020Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Ptarmigan Ridge, Table MountainObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
~5500'Aspect:
NWComments:
Natural soft slab released from NW aspect of Ptarmigan Ridge ran about 300'. Too distant to estimate crown depth and width. Likely ran during 11/20 storm.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Partly cloudy early morning skies gave way to overcast by mid-morning. Snowfall began about noon, becoming heavy by 1 pm.
Light to moderate S-->SW winds transporting snow near ridge tops, building cornices.
Variable wind affected snow on northerly aspects; sun crusts on southerly aspects observed between 4200' and 5600'.
Andrew Richardson