Public Field Report
Observation Details
Observation Date:
March 12, 2023Submitted:
March 14, 2023Zone or Region:
Soldier and Wood River Valley MtnsActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Baker CreekTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
8,000 ftAspect:
NWComments:
Skier triggered slab broke on a persistent weak layer about 2-3 feet deep, 300+ ft wide, on a convex roll (27-31 degrees) and into the trees. Not sure how far it ran but could definitely hear trees snapping.Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
NoDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, WidespreadObservations
Our (4 backcountry skiers) plan for the day was to stay out of avalanche terrain, on the way up we experienced one extremely large collapse, skied a 2 mellow runs and on the last one we triggered the slide described above.
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