Observation: Public

Name:

Hilary Groh

Observation Date:

April 25, 2021

Submitted:

April 25, 2021

Zone or Region:

West North

Activity:

Snowmobiling/Snowbiking

Location:

Canyon Creek

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

5400ft

Aspect:

E

Comments:

At 11:30am we heard the avalanche release on E aspect of Bearpaw Mountain above Church Lake.

Photo:

None reported

Parked at 2,600ft where Canyon Creek Rd. and Whistler Creek Rd. meet. Raining at that elevation.
Traveled to the end of Whistler Creek Rd. and then up to 5,300ft. Mixed snow and rain between 3,000-4,000ft. Above 4,000ft there was about 6in. of new snow on top of 6in. of slush.
Low visibility, calm wind and moderate to heavy snowfall throughout the day. Conditions were fun!
We saw another group that had traveled higher and they reported lots of avalanche activity (natural and human triggered) within the new storm snow.

Crown of an old avalanche. E aspect of Bearpaw Mountain.