Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
KenObservation Date:
December 20, 2020Submitted:
December 21, 2020Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Baker ski area, south of artists point, looking southObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
4000Aspect:
NComments:
Several small crowns observed across the valley on N slopes where benches fell into ravines. Crowns appeared fresh, unable to see runouts. Probably D1 size but into terrain trap.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Observation 3pm after large overnight rain and overcast day, cooling temps. We stayed in trees and avoided steep slopes and terrain traps. At 4100 feet snow was heavy and gloppy but not squeezing wet/dripping. We had just this break in visibility to look around. Otherwise did not see natural avalanche activity on south open face of table mt or other large open slopes at higher 5000 ft elevations