Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Jeremy StromingObservation Date:
March 11, 2023Submitted:
March 11, 2023Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Bagley Lakes BasinTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
4700'Aspect:
SComments:
6-8" deep storm slab triggered on steeper slope above us by undercutting on skin track. Southern aspect near the top of the creek drainage above Bagley Lake. 80-100 feet wide, ran for about 100 feet at longest pointSigns of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Triggered a 6-8" deep storm slab around 80-100 feet wide that ran for about 100 feet. It was a steeper slope above skin track that slid, track must have undercut the unstable slope. One skier carried about 5 feet downslope. Trailing snowboarder caught closer to center of slide and caught and carried about 15-20 feet downhill, rolling and falling in the process. Luckily they remained at the surface. Storm slab fractured at a convex rollover about 30 feet above skin track.
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