Public Observation

Observation Date:

December 20, 2022

Submitted:

December 21, 2022

Zone or Region:

Big Creek Summit

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

44.64705, -115.78399

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Size:

Elevation:

Aspect:

NE

Comments:

Hard top layer only in certain aspects (NE, E) - difficult to break through. Seemed likely impacted by wind, especially with tree down in this section.

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Isolated

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

We were just on an observational/educational tour - not skiing or traveling aggressively. The storm started moving in, so we chose not to dig a pit or ski. We skied back on our track. Noticed a change in snow feel in the same spot as the down tree. Overall, felt fine though we did expect more depth.

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Triggered Avalanches

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Was it intentional?

Avalanche Type:

Size:

Elevation:

Aspect:

Comments:

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks?

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

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