Purple Knob Christmas Eve Ski

Betz, Saturday 24th December, 2022 2:50PM

<p>Witnessed a class 3 avalanche on hero’s knob south face, started at the top and went right to the bottom of the mountain. Evidence of class 1 slab avalanches in essentially every bowl. Quick field test suggested a pretty unstable snowpack that slabbed off with ease. Stuck to the trees and spent the a fun early afternoon skiing the ski out.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Hard, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Warm.

Location: 50.73000000 -115.24000000