Public Field Report

Observation Date:

January 29, 2021

Submitted:

January 29, 2021

Zone or Region:

Galena Summit and Eastern Mtns

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Titus Ridge

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a person

Elevation:

9150'-9400'

Aspect:

Comments:

Saw the slide from Titus ridge on exit, didn't notice it on the way in. 100-150m long crown, looked like it ran after an older slide?

Did you see shooting cracks?

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

Yes, Isolated

Kept to the ridge from trailhead to the top of Titus Lake Chutes, came back out on the skin track. Hs on sheltered aspects as high as 190cm. Hs on South aspects 90-105cm. Evidence of wind transport along ridge with stripping on windward aspects. Slab does not appear to be stiffening, with challenging trail breaking in new snow. Pit on S aspect at 9900', Hs 105cm, CTH SC @ 80cm on 2-3mm FC. Also had a very stiff (pen hard )layer below 20-25cm of storm snow that was F hard.