Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
January 17, 2022Submitted:
January 17, 2022Zone or Region:
Activity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Southern MissionsObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
roughly 8700'Aspect:
NWComments:
D2-R2-N. Could not tell how old, but my guess is from the last storm cycle.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Skied a gentle east-facing run to no fish lake. Definitely signs of previous wind loading and scouring, but very little wind loading was observed because of strong winds. No observed signs of instability.
Decided to check out something steeper. Dug a bit in a west-facing chute around 7500' and 8400'ish. Consistently finding a layer about 60-70 cms down on a thin layer of rounds. This layer showed no propagation in an ECT (ECTN21).
The top portion of the chute has some nasty facets, but not much of a slab on top of it. Something to think about after this next storm potentially. Decided to avoid the last bit of facet skiing just in case there was a pocket of snow that was thick enough to propagate. No observed signs of instability.
Good Day!