Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
December 2, 2022Submitted:
December 2, 2022Zone or Region:
Big Creek SummitActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
North side of roadObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
7800Aspect:
NComments:
Top of main run on the N side of highway North Facing and looks to have slid mid storm. Crown was 2.5 feet thick and 200-300 feet wide.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
NoDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, WidespreadObservations
We experienced roughly large 15 whumpfs while setting skin track. Other groups also had the same experience following our skin track. Dug a pit at 6800 ft SE aspect to find 135 cm total snow, with 75 cm from the recent storm. ECT 25 and ECT 30 with clean shears below the crust 77 cms down. Kept it nice and low angle, snow was fantastic, and was still really eerie with the most collapsing I’ve experienced.