Date of Observation: 12/21/2022
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Rec tour on Schuylkill Ridge
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Skier triggered a handful of shallow, long running sluffs in the top 30 cm of soft, faceted snow.
Weather: Light snowfall all day. Light winds with moderate gusts this afternoon created periods of moderate blowing snow.
Snowpack: 2” new. Minimal signs of instability while breaking trail; one localized collapse near valley bottom. Most steep terrain that we rode on or near had avalanched earlier this month. Bed surfaces are weak and primed for repeat offenders. Surfaces are generally fist hard 1-1.5mm facets on northerlies and soft crust facet sandwiches on southerlies. No wind slab development yet where we were, but I could see plumes off of suspect terrain this afternoon
