Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
April 22, 2022Submitted:
April 22, 2022Zone or Region:
Activity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
St Mary Peak (Bitterroot)Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Dry Loose (Sluff)Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
9000'Aspect:
NEComments:
A few releases in the main bowl, no obvious crown looked like sluffSigns of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Traveling solo and did not have tools for a proper ECT but dug a quick pit and observed a clean/propagating sheer at approximately 60cm down with a shovel pull. N aspect at approximate 8,200'. Guessing it was new/old snow interface from the storm last week. No signs of this layer failing anywhere but heads up especially in the next warming cycle.