Date of Observation: 03/31/2022
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Baxter Basin
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Snowboarder triggered a wind slab 2/3 down a chute, was able to ride off of the slab without getting caught. Also a large slab off of Oh-Be-Joyful Peak
Location: Poverty Gulch (Pittsburg, Augusta, Baxter Basin)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: N
Trigger: Snowboarder
Trigger modifier: Unintentional
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane:
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1.5
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# of people caught: 0
# of partial burials: 0
# of full burials: 0
Additional comments: Near Daisy Pass
Location: Oh-Be-Joyful Basin
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: NE
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Unknown
Failure Plane:
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2.5
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Additional comments: OBJ Peak. Thin wind slab near ridgetop appears to have triggered a larger slab midway down slope.
