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Missoula Avalanche

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Observation Details

Observation Date:
December 3, 2022
Submitted:
December 4, 2022
Zone or Region:
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Lolo Pass - Crystal Ampitheater

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
No
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
Yes, Widespread

Observations

Toured into Crystal and found very spooky conditions on N aspects. Experienced widespread collapses; dug two pits. First at 6200’ - ectp16, clean sheer on a crust about 60 cm down. Second pit at 5700’ failed on isolation (twice), same layer. Modified our travel plans and chose to avoid avalanche terrain entirely.

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