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Observation Details

Observation Date:
January 31, 2023
Submitted:
January 31, 2023
Zone or Region:
June Lake
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Dream bowl upper slope

Observations

We skied the negatives and dream bowl, and noticed that there were sections of old wind board snow on east to north slopes, buried under varied snow depth. For the most part, the snow on top was low cohesion, but there was a low distribution of wind slabs across the north to east. That winds slab was soft but had higher cohesion then surrounding snow and produced shooting cracks by walking through it. The distribution was low, but sensitivity was fairly high, so we decided to turn around.

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
No

Media

Cracking wind slab on due east slopes around 37°
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