Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
haireballObservation Date:
February 20, 2021Submitted:
February 20, 2021Zone or Region:
East CentralActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Icicle CanyonTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
near treelineAspect:
NEComments:
what was cold smoke @0900 became heavier, wetter, more reactive as day warmed. As snow "set up" we triggered numerous "micro-slabs" that might have been more serious had the overall snowpack been deeper. skabs were crowning about 10cm.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Size:
Elevation:
Aspect:
Comments:
just the "micro-slabs" we triggered.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
a dozen skiers, snowboarders & snowshoers hiking/riding on NE aspect of Mt Cashmere between Eightmile road and the Funnel. Although surface snow proved reactive, total snowpack is insufficient to cover excellent anchorage of small trees, bushes, and rocks, hence the "micro" slabs.