Public Observation

Observation Date:

January 10, 2023

Submitted:

January 12, 2023

Zone or Region:

Council Mountain Area

Activity:

Snowmobiling/Snowbiking

Location:

Behind council mountain summit

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Size:

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

Elevation:

8000

Aspect:

W

Comments:

Slab broke 30ft above me 20 below, 1 ft depth maybe little more, width about 60

Photo:

None reported

We’re in a big bowl area, could see cornice broke off and slid, opposite side was wind blown, could see rocks, played in the trees away from cornice, went to make a loop just above the trees I was in that’s when the slab slid, wasn’t anything steep as we were cautious of the high potential with the conditions