Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Nick MuradObservation Date:
December 19, 2020Submitted:
December 19, 2020Zone or Region:
West SouthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Union CreekTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
5500Aspect:
EComments:
Avalanche was triggered skiing the E/SE facing trees from Bullion Peak down towards Union Creek. We were well skiers right of the prominent open slopes in this area. The slide was triggered on a relatively open slope with a covex roll around 38 degrees in steepness. As this was the steepest slope we had encountered on the day we made a ski cut and triggered a soft slab 1-2.5 feet deep, about 40 feet wide that ran an unknown distance through the trees below us. The slab failed on a layer of surface hoar.Photo:
Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Size:
Elevation:
Aspect:
Comments:
Large crown observed on NE aspect of Crown Point.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Skied multiple aspects on East and Bullion peaks. Weather started out partly sunny with minimal wind and by noon was cloudy with periods of snowfall. Moderate winds by the end of the day.