Public Field Report
Observation Details
Observation Date:
February 1, 2021Submitted:
February 1, 2021Zone or Region:
Soldier and Wood River Valley MtnsActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Soldier peak 2 and 1Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Upper elevationAspect:
NEComments:
R1D2 sized avalanche from remote triggered blast. No natural avalanche that I observedSigns of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
NoDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, IsolatedObservations
I went to ski peak 2 and 1 of the soldiers for some mellow tree skiing. The skiing was really good some of the best tree skiing I’ve done in a while. I was really surprised skinning back up peak1 I wasn’t experiencing the whumphing I experienced in lake creek the day before I did have some whumps crossing the saddle of 2 and 1 I think it’s because the snow pack is pretty deep on the northern aspects and pretty thin near the summits. It was cloudy most of the day but it was pretty warm it did melt the snow a bit I suspect a thin melt crust is going to form especially under the trees.