Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Nikolaj LasboObservation Date:
January 30, 2021Submitted:
January 30, 2021Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Artists PointObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Near treelineAspect:
NEComments:
Wind slab with 30 cm crown triggered above road to Artists Point. Slid on rain crust.Also caused cracking on same aspect slightly lower elevation. Shooting crack about 40 ft. No whumphing.
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Traveled to Artists Point. Dug a quick pit on E aspect. No wind loading on this aspect. Main problem was dry loose sliding on the last rain crust about 30 cm deep. Did see wind loading on NE aspects.
Snowed all day and on our way down I skied over a convex rollover on a NE aspect and caused shooting cracks running about 40 ft. Tucked my tail and skied back into the resort.
We also skied Swift Creek which had much more stable snow on all aspects, but we caused sluffing on steeper aspects. Beware of terrain traps in the creek drainage.