Sawtooth Avalanche Center

Public Field Report

Observation Details

Observation Date:
December 23, 2022
Submitted:
December 23, 2022
Zone or Region:
Sawtooth and Western Smoky Mtns
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Pole Creek

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
No
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
Yes, Isolated

Observations

Took snow machines out Pole Creek and then ski toured up the Twin creeks drainage. Plenty of signs of wind loading, including a firmer than expected snowpack in some areas, but a decent amount of new, higher density snow on top. We experienced very loud collapsing at ~ 9,000 feet on a SE facing, low angle slope