Public Field Report
Observation Details
Observation Date:
February 20, 2023Submitted:
February 21, 2023Zone or Region:
Soldier and Wood River Valley MtnsActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
43.52075, -114.24382Triggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
8100Aspect:
WComments:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, IsolatedObservations
Heavy sun baked snow in the 35 terrain. After taking several turns from the top of the ridge, a small, slow moving loose wet avalanche followed in the path of the ski turns and stopped about 20 feet past the ski turns. This small and slow slide did not pose harm to us, but in steeper conditions (>35) could have picked up much more speed.
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