Observation: Public

Observation Date:

January 16, 2021

Submitted:

January 17, 2021

Zone or Region:

West North

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Ruby Mountain

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Wet Slab

Size:

Size 4: Could destroy a railway car, large truck, several buildings, or a substantial amount of forest

Elevation:

4500ft

Aspect:

N

Comments:

Photo:

None reported

Large size 3-4 slide on the upper Happy Creek drainage of Ruby Mountain. This is around 4500ft just before one would gain the ridge slightly East of where the slide is to head to the summit. Not sure what the snowfield looked like above this.