Public Field Report

Observation Date:

March 19, 2023

Submitted:

March 23, 2023

Zone or Region:

Soldier and Wood River Valley Mtns

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Tornak Hut

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Wet Slab

Size:

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

Elevation:

Middle

Aspect:

Comments:

Observed several avalanches on the the northern aspects at middle elevations that ran on during high avalanche danger March 14-16. One slide on NE aspect slide onto the road/skin track to Tornak hut.

None reported

We observed numerous avalanches on the drive and skin to Tornak hut. We dug a snow pit near the hut down to 161 cm (HS 205 cm) got an ECTX result. This was a low angle slope that faced NE at 8,450'. When we pried with a shovel on the column we got the top 136 cm to slide on a weak layer that was at 27-25 cm. We observed no cracking and heard no whumpfing. We skied cautiously and stayed off of steep slopes.