Observation: Public

Observation Date:

January 28, 2021

Submitted:

January 28, 2021

Zone or Region:

East Central

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Icicle Creek

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a person

Elevation:

3800'

Aspect:

N

Comments:

A couple intentionally skier-triggered avalanches on North at 3800'. ASc-SS-R1-D1.5 and ASc-SS-R1-D2. The latter entrained soft snow in a terrain trap and ran several hundred feet. Both likely ran on the most recent (1/14) crust and associated weak snow (facets or surface hoar).

None reported

We're going to have some weak snow under this week's storms for quite a while.