Sawtooth Avalanche Center

Public Field Report

Observation Details

Observation Date:
January 4, 2022
Submitted:
January 4, 2022
Zone or Region:
Soldier and Wood River Valley Mtns
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Carbonate

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
Yes, Isolated

Observations

I found whumphing and shooting cracks on a slope north of carbonate mountain at 6,600 ft on a South East facing slope. It was actively wind loading at the time of the collapse and throughout the day. I skinned up to the top of pt7130 and encounter another whumphing and traveling collapse on the ridge. I skinned and skied in non-avalanche terrain and kept off of wind loaded slopes