Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Wil HenkelObservation Date:
March 20, 2021Submitted:
March 20, 2021Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Iceberg LakeObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5200Aspect:
SWComments:
Small skier triggered wind slab on Osama on way down to Hayes lake, triggered on small but steeper convexity over 35 degrees.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
NoDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, IsolatedObservations
Stormy but good travel and skiing conditions. We skied a second lap on Iceberg Bowl and found a recent small d1- d2 slab that had slide just below the Table Mountain ice climb. Crust found from last week's high pressure in varying places and depths due to wind loading. We were finding an interface in our hasty pits at about 7 inches down in many places that were having clean planar shears with relatively little force needed to pop. One incident of minor collapsing on the top of the East Gully on mt Herman on the same interface about 7 inches down. Good early spring storm riding.