Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
February 28, 2022Submitted:
March 2, 2022Zone or Region:
Activity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Morrell Mountain area - YurtskiTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
7,200 feetAspect:
EComments:
Human triggered. Roughly 35 degrees, about 30 feet wide and 30 feet above the road cut at 7,200 feet. Crown was less than a foot deep on an east facing aspect.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
7,500 feetAspect:
WComments:
Natural slide on west facing slope across from the Alpine yurt. New storm slab. Roughly 40 feet wide and 60 feet in length.Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Triggered a small new storm slab toward the bottom of the lookout trees in the Morrell Mountain area at Yurtski in the Swans. I unintentionally ski cut a slab on a convex rollover at roughly 35 degrees, which was about 30 feet wide and about 30 feet above the road cut at 7,200 feet. Crown was less than a foot deep on an east facing aspect. It had snowed about 8 inches of very wet, dense snow on Sunday night. It continued snowing for the remainder of our trip until Wednesday, 3/2, we noticed several natural new storm slab avalanches and we did not ski after Monday 2/28. Wet slides on the road cut on the way out were not a concern because there was no snow to slide.