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Skiers triggered this avalanche from the ridgetop at Point Six. The crown was about 50′ wide and up to 10″ deep.
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Skiers saw shooting tracks as they put in their skin track in the Rattlesnake area today. This slope had been recently wind loaded.
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This slope released without a human trigger. The avalanche was a few hundred feet wide and up to a foot deep. This was the largest slide we witnessed in the Snowbowl backcountry today.
Observation Date: 02/06/2020
Route/Location:
We skied near Point Six in Jenny Bowl and the Grant Creek drainage.
Weather:
Around 10″ of new snow made for great skiing. Light to moderate winds were loading east and north slopes at all elevations. No major snowfall during the afternoon.
Wind:
Light to moderate out of the west.
New Snow: 6-12″
Avalanche Activity:
We easily triggered fresh wind slabs with ski cuts. One wind loaded slope released naturally. The crown was at least 200′ wide and up to a foot deep. We also saw shooting cracks on lower-angle terrain while we were skinng and skiing.
Other Comments:
Stability was very good on slopes that had not been wind loaded. Great skiing out there.
Observer: Andrew Schauer