Observation: Public

Name:

Willie Webster

Observation Date:

January 6, 2022

Submitted:

January 6, 2022

Zone or Region:

East North

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Trees west of Varden Creek

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

3100'

Aspect:

NW

Comments:

multiple ~8" very soft storm slabs had run on small terrain features over 35 degrees. Appeared to have run during the night with an additional 8" on bed surfaces this morning. Dug a pit at 3900' on a north aspect. Overall snowpack was right side up. The new storm snow sat atop of a 2cm semi-translucent layer of what appeared to be decomposing fragments. This interface produced a resistant planar result in a compression test. Attached is a snow pit we dug. The middle snow pack was quite the mix of decomposing fragments, rounds, and facets.

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Isolated

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

16" of new low density snow. Stayed off and away from avalanche terrain. Limited terrain observed. Evidence of D1 storm slabs that had run overnight.

Public Field Report: Trees west of Varden Creek