Observation Date:
December 29, 2022
Submitted:
December 30, 2022
Zone or Region:
Mammoth Lakes
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
P4 (Mammoth Mountain)
Did you trigger any avalanches?
Yes
Was it intentional?
No
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
Aspect:
NE
Comments:
Chair 23 opened in the late afternoon. Significant wind-loading on P4 (East/Northeast aspect). Triggered a D1 slab right around the saddle where you can enter Phillipe's. Took me with it and ran just below the P3 rock choke. Shooting cracks observed a couple turns before trigger. Upper part of the chute had been cut by ski patrol. Unfortunately did not get a photo of the crown because visibility was poor.
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
No
