Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | No |
Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | Unknown |
Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
Crown Depth | 10in | Width | 800ft |
Vertical Run | 1000ft |
We rode from Snug Harbor towards the Lost Lake weather station with hopes of doing a little troubleshooting. We saw a ton of natural avalanche activity once we got up above the V-max area, and with a lot of active wind loading on the terrain above us, we bailed on the weather station and stuck to sheltered low-angle terrain in the trees.
Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | No |
Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | Unknown |
Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
Crown Depth | 10in | Width | 800ft |
Vertical Run | 1000ft |
We saw multiple natural soft slab avalanches. Almost every aspect, with wider propagation than would be expected from a typical storm slab- likely failing on buried surface hoar.
This was the widest one we saw. Estimated 800' wide or so, connecting across multiple rocky terrain features. 01.21.2023
Debris from an avalanche with a more confined start zone. Not as wide as the previous photo, but still large. 01.21.2023
Once we saw the snow loading the start zones above our planned route, we decided to change plans and stay down low. 01.21.2023
Human-triggered avalanche on the north end of Butch. Two ski tracks going in, two coming out. 01.21.2023