Public Field Report
Observation Details
Observation Date:
December 21, 2022Submitted:
December 21, 2022Zone or Region:
Soldier and Wood River Valley MtnsActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Quigley CanyonTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
5500Aspect:
EComments:
East facing slope. Approximately 300 vertical feet. Crown 3-5 feet deep. Debris depth at the bottom perhaps has much as 30-40 ft.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Remotely triggered a wind slab avalanche in an east-facing bowl from a north-facing ridge on the south side of Quigley Canyon, close to the mouth. We were on approximately a 25 degree ridge with wind scouring. Avalanche was on approximately a 35 degree slope . After triggering the avalanche, we traveled around to the bottom of the slide to look for anyone who might have been affected and saw that there were two other existing avalanches on both sides of the new slide. All three slides likely happened today (Wed.).
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