Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Carleigh GarrettObservation Date:
January 30, 2021Submitted:
February 1, 2021Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Swift CreekTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
Below TreelineAspect:
SEComments:
Photo:
Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Size:
Elevation:
Aspect:
Comments:
Made a ski cut across the face to see how reactive the zone was and triggered a D1-1.5 storm slab, about 8" deep. It propagated above me and all the way across a ridge and carried quite far, about 200-300m down a gully. Slope was likely around 30 degrees.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Saw that a previous skier had triggered a small slab one gully over. I made a ski cut across the face to see how reactive the zone was and triggered a D1-1.5 storm slab, about 8" deep. It propagated above me and all the way across a ridge and carried quite far, about 200-300m down a gully. It had been actively storming throughout the tour and we only skied in low angle, treed terrain in Swift Creek.
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