Sawtooth Avalanche Center

Public Field Report

Observation Details

Observation Date:
December 11, 2022
Submitted:
December 11, 2022
Zone or Region:
Soldier and Wood River Valley Mtns
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
First peak

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Widespread
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
Yes, Widespread

Observations

Went to ski low angle trees on the N and NE aspects of peak one experienced little to no collapse at elevation below 7000 but started getting lots of whumps above 7400. And was seeing cracking the propagated across slopes that were around 30-32 degrees at around 8600 unable to see any avalanche activity on the other peaks due to low visibility. Only saw storm slabs avalanches on steeper lower elevation slopes.

Media

Public Field Report: First peak