Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
April 30, 2023Submitted:
April 30, 2023Zone or Region:
Lee ViningActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Vbowl, Tioga Pass areaObservations
Exiting via vbowl around 3:00 pm today. Not intentional but ski cut the slope and shallow wet slide started slow, propagated and kept running building up speed to approximately 25-35 mph. The slide grew in size. Skied the bed surface and then transitioned to flatter terrain. We felt that this slide was manageable from skier perspective but skinning underneath a slide of this size could be dangerous and result in injury or burial.
Triggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Top of v bowl so about 9400?Aspect:
EComments:
Photos:
Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
9400Aspect:
EComments:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported