Avalanche

The Playground

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Quick report

Cracking
isolated

Observed isolated wind slabs while traveling through Bradley’s, TX Meadows, and the Playground. Some small R1, D1 soft snow avalanches were observed. Wx: Temps near freezing, lt. winds from the NW, skies were overcast, no precip. Skiing was enjoyable. Avoided wind loaded areas and exposure over cliffs and other terrain traps.

Avalanche

Size
D1 R1
Type
SS
Aspect
E
Trigger
AS
Elevation
8200 ft

Observed a couple of small human triggered soft slab avalanches near the playground which appeared to be ~1day old and were likely started on isolated wind-slabs.