Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Simon TrautmanObservation Date:
March 2, 2021Submitted:
March 2, 2021Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Iceberg Lakes via HermanObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5400Aspect:
NComments:
Small storm slabs below buttresses on Table (Bagley and Iceberg)Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Morning tour, back to lot at 12pm. Visibility poor. 3" new snow -- dense and very well bonded to older snow surface. Light crusts from Sunday and Monday evident up to 5000ft - less so above that.
Ski pen 4-5", Boot Pen 18-20". Riding conditions good.
Cracking limited to recently wind-loaded features. Ski cut several small test slopes with no result.
Spent most of my time probing for the Mid-January crust: ~300cm at 5400ft SE; ~150cm at 5400ft W (wind-scoured); 285cm 5000ft N; 275cm 5000ft W