Quick report
- Cracking
- widespread
30" of new snow over the prior 24-48 hrs. Unstable layer of crust was formed over the days before this storm. Individual's were riding very cautiously do to prior slope test on smaller hills. Slab avalanches will continue to happen down to this ice layer on any slope over 30-35+ degrees for the remainder of the winter.
Avalanche
Just North of Amphitheater bowl. Couple minor slope tests on some smaller but steep hills in the surrounding area showed a severely unstable snowpack. The largest of the slides in the photos that was already recorded was triggered by a snowmobiler on accident when he should not have been near the hill or slide path but was and resulted in a slide. He was not caught or carried and had no injuries.