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Observation Details

Observation Date:
March 11, 2023
Submitted:
March 11, 2023
Zone or Region:
Big Creek Summit
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
South side of road

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Skied north aspects and stuck to slopes less than 30 degrees. Dug a pit at 7400 ft N/NW aspect. Snow depth was 200cm. Had some failures on layers in the top 50cm of snow. ECTN 2 at 190cm , ECTN20 at 175cm, ECTN 28 @ 155cm. Did not have any propagation across the column. Snow on the north aspect was soft. Saw some signs of wind loading in exposed terrain.

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