Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
January 16, 2023Submitted:
January 17, 2023Zone or Region:
Tamarack Out of BoundsActivity:
Snowmobiling/SnowbikingLocation:
Lone treeTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Dry Loose (Sluff)Size:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
7000Aspect:
EComments:
We came across 4 big ones all around lone tree, 3 lake facing pretty big ones, one north west side, broke under us as we traversed on top of the ridge only saw it coming back a little lower, bout 200 wide, 1 foot sun, slid 100 ft, all others were on lake side, one really big one broke under the cornice, 300ft across, another one right below that one 100 ft across, both 1ft slabs, another was probably from a day beforeSigns of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
We came across 4 big ones all around lone tree, 3 lake facing pretty big ones, one north west side, broke under us as we traversed on top of the ridge only saw it coming back a little lower, bout 200 wide, 1 foot sun, slid 100 ft, all others were on lake side, one really big one broke under the cornice, 300ft across, another one right below that one 100 ft across, both 1ft slabs, another was probably from a day before.
We were pretty cautious of anything steep, was a sunny day around 30F