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Missoula Avalanche

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Observation Details

Observation Date:
December 1, 2022
Submitted:
December 1, 2022
Zone or Region:
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
G Spot

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
Yes, Isolated

Observations

Found isolated collapsing and windloaded areas of shooting cracks. Cracks ran the entire distance of windslabs, from 5 -100ft.

Dug a pit just below the steeper pitches in G Spot, 5.5k ft and E aspect. 115 cm of snow of pit location. ECT 2 15cm down, and ECT 7 on a layer 40 cm down. This layer 40 cm down was the layer where our collapsing and cracking occured. Finishing out the ECT resulted in 3 more collapses deeper in the snowpack.

Kept it mellow, enjoyed great snow, and were very grateful for the party who broke trail today.

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