Public Field Report
Observation Details
Observation Date:
January 17, 2023Submitted:
January 18, 2023Zone or Region:
Sawtooth and Western Smoky MtnsActivity:
Snowmobiling/SnowbikingLocation:
North of Fairfield IdahoTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
7800Aspect:
WComments:
Around a foot deep and about 75 yds longSigns of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
This is my first time in this area I usually ride near bear lake. We seen no signs of instability all day and this was the last basin we hit as we were headed back to the truck. I had already went across this slope on my left side but decided to turn around and went below my tracks on my right side and half way across the basin the snow broke right below my left ski and all the way across the basin. It ran around 300 feet and it was deep in areas where the trees would allow the snow to stack on top of itself.
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