Professional Observation
Basic Information
Observation Details
Observation Date:
January 15, 2022Submitted:
January 15, 2022Observer:
Josh Feinberg | Key ObserverZone or Region:
June LakeLocation:
Chicken Wing Area - Cloudy skies and calm windsSigns of Unstable Snow
Recent Avalanches?
None ObservedCracking?
None ExperiencedCollapsing?
None ExperiencedSnow Stability
Stability Rating:
Very GoodConfidence in Rating:
HighStability Trend:
SteadyKey Points
- Toured from 8000′ – 9,500′ mostly on easterly to northerly facing terrain
- Very cloudy day with no sunshine, calm winds with occasional light gusts over small ridge top at 9,500′, and air temp of 37°F at 10am.
- No signs of instability here or any indications that instability might exist anywhere else today based on the full cloud cover.
- Breakable melt-freeze crust with fairly large melt-freeze grains in flatish terrain at lower elevations.
- Above ~8500′ on northerly facing wind-sheltered slopes, soft faceted surface snow predominated making for smooth fast bouncy and fun turns.
Cloudy Skies in the Chicken Wing area