Sawtooth Avalanche Center

Public Field Report

Observation Details

Observation Date:
January 15, 2023
Submitted:
January 16, 2023
Zone or Region:
Sawtooth and Western Smoky Mtns
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Bench Lakes drainage

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Spent the holiday weekend skiing with a group of friends at Bench Yurt. A few inches of new snow up there over the weekend and a bit of wind that picked up on Sunday afternoon. We largely avoided avalanche terrain except for a few small, isolated features. We did set a couple skin tracks up ridges with steep slopes (>35 degrees) below, but did not remote trigger anything. The group coming out of the yurt before us mentioned triggering a slide (not sure if it was remote or not) on The Triangle but we were unable to spot evidence of a crown and/or debris.