Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
February 22, 2021Submitted:
February 22, 2021Zone or Region:
Council Mountain AreaActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Near Granite Peak North of Council MTNTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
7,000 FTAspect:
SEComments:
Location: About 2 miles North of Council Mtn in Granite Creek, 7,000’ Southeast Aspect Crown: 1-3’ deep about 200’ across, high 30’s slope angle Length – about 600’. Maybe 200’ fert…. Snowpack- No signs of instability throughout the day. No nat’ls, no cracks, no whumping. 1st ride after 30 plus years of skiing in the Backcountry Soft slab release (wind deposit) , Cross loaded slope on top of boiler plate – suncrust? Experienced group of 3 skiers skiing one at a time Skier (me) was near the bottom of the slope when it released from above and to skiers right Was carried about 100-150 feet and buried Beacon search started and located me by visual- part of legs above snow Total time buried ~ 3 min Unconscious – came around after 2-3 minutes of fresh air Group self-rescued, took about an hour to find released skis – retention straps were torn our during the ridePhoto:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
No signs of previous instabilities.
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