Public Observation

Observation Date:

February 13, 2021

Submitted:

February 14, 2021

Zone or Region:

Brundage Out of Bounds

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Sgts ESE and North Aspects

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a person

Elevation:

7700 FT

Aspect:

N

Comments:

We were able to easily trigger avalanches in the new snow on protected steep ESE, and North aspects of Sgts Mtn, North of Brundage Mountain Resort Saturday afternoon. 2 distinct layers of buried surface hoar visible. Stay safe out there and off of sustained, exposed, steep terrain where recent surface Hoar is reactive to the weight of just a skier.

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Isolated

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

Yes, Isolated

The wind was blowing the light snow and loading leeward slopes...we stayed off of steep slopes

Here is a video from the North aspect of Sgts: https://youtu.be/LEsZQAV-Cw0