Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
February 1, 2021Submitted:
February 2, 2021Zone or Region:
Boulder/Jughandle AreaActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Near Buckhorn MtnObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
7900Aspect:
NComments:
18-20 inch crown broke 150' and ran 100 vertical before resting on a bench above Maloney Lake.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
We chose to stay off of steep, sustained, big vertical with cosequences and chose softer lines with shorter steep pitches around about 36 degrees. Our snowpit tests are still producing results in our snowpack that has multiple weak layers, or lemons most notably buried surface hoar. We noticed weakly bonded older wind slabs on SW aspects that were growing fresh wind slabs from the gusty winds.
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