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Observation Details

Observation Date:
January 13, 2023
Submitted:
January 13, 2023
Zone or Region:
West Mountain Area
Activity:
Snowmobiling/Snowbiking
Location:
1 Mile S of four corners warming hut

Triggered Avalanches

Did you trigger any avalanches? 
Yes
Was it intentional? 
No
Avalanche Type:
Hard Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
Four corners elevation
Aspect:
NE
Comments:
15-20 foot slab broke while sidehilling snowbike, 6-8 in layer

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
No
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
Yes, Isolated

Observations

Pretty constant small breaks with the one big break as mentioned

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