Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
January 7, 2022Submitted:
January 8, 2022Zone or Region:
Goose Lake AreaActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Goose Lake and the road between Brundage and Goose LakeObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
treeline, 7100'Aspect:
EComments:
R2D2 1 foot deep, 50 feet wide Natural avalanche on an ENE aspect at about 7,000 feet above Goose Lake...hard to see but big enough to bury injure or kill a person. Also saw a natural about a foot deep R1D1 relatively harmless to people above the road.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
NoDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, IsolatedObservations
PAC ski toured on the East aspect above Goose Lake that was 30-32 degrees at most (the Boulevard). Visibility was poor to nonexistent with strong Southern winds blowing snow above 7,000 feet and Climbing was tough enough on skis to inspire us to regularly trade-off breaking trail. While climbing we got failures before full isolation about 10 inches deep. I jumped on a couple of rollovers to try to initiate cracks, but the storm slab was very soft, and cracks barely formed from my skis.
Our 600cc snowmobiles were also working hard to stay afloat on the lake in the deep thicker snow.
Strong South winds were the theme, blowing snow out of the trees and off of ski and snowmobile turns.
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