Observation: Public

Name:

Ernie O

Observation Date:

April 1, 2023

Submitted:

April 2, 2023

Zone or Region:

West South

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Bullion Basin

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Dry Loose (Sluff)

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

6000’

Aspect:

E

Comments:

2-6”, 20’ width ran 300-400’

None reported

Skinning up from Bullion basin ,Cement basin approach, new snow was variable 2-8” over crust as in NWAC report.
While skiing down I hit a thin patch of snow over crust , what I thought was stuff at first , turned into small Avi running over crust.
I added photos of where it broke loose and run out