Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
EliasObservation Date:
March 27, 2023Submitted:
March 27, 2023Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Ptarmigan Ridge areaObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
~5500’Aspect:
NEComments:
Several small to large wind slabs observed early Monday morning on N/NE aspects. It was the only location we observed any wind slabs. Speculating that surface hoar formed overnight then southerly winds picked up early in the morning with the south facing snow still cold and dry at that elevation and easily transported. Slabs looked shallow. In the photo you can see a crown line all along the ridge trending down and left.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Several small to large wind slabs observed early Monday morning on N/NE aspects. It was the only location we observed any wind slabs.
Speculating that surface hoar formed overnight then southerly winds picked up early in the morning with the south facing snow still cold and dry at that elevation and easily transported. Slabs looked shallow. In the photo you can see a crown line all along the ridge trending down and left.
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