Observation Date:
April 22, 2023
Submitted:
April 22, 2023
Zone or Region:
Challis Area and Lost Rivers
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Yankee Fork
Did you observe any avalanches?
Yes
Avalanche Type:
Wet Loose
Size:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a person
Elevation:
7,000
Aspect:
SW
Comments:
Lots of wet loose activity from this week in slopes that we’re getting baked
None reported
Corn harvest on a S facing slope around 8,000’. Turned to mush pretty fast. Skied avalanche terrain until it got fully soaked in the upper snowpack then got out of there before the witching hour came again.