Public Observation

Observation Date:

February 28, 2023

Submitted:

February 28, 2023

Zone or Region:

Rock Creek

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Test pit NE slope at 5700'

Toured from the house to see what the recent storms had done for the lower elevations snowpack. Enjoyable skinning with great coverage of rocks and bushes at 5000'. Dug a pit on a NE aspect at 5700' and found 60cm of right side up snowpack. Tests reacted on density changes in the recent storm with intermixed graupel observed. There was a knife hard melt freeze crust at the bottom of the pack. Skinned up to 6600' for some 30* turns and found HS 115 cm while probing before dropping in. Small sluff and rollerballs observed on solar aspects. No other instabilities observed.

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

~7000'

Aspect:

SE

Comments:

sluff and rollerballs near rock features on solar aspects

None reported