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Taos Avalanche Center

Public Observation

Observation Details

Observation Date:
January 24, 2021
Submitted:
January 25, 2021
Zone or Region:
Taos Area
Activity:
Location:
North aspect treeline

Signs of Unstable Snow

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

Observations

Went to North Aspects at treeline 11.8K ft. Breaking trail is still challenging. Pit was at treeline at a convexity. HS 180. CT easy Q2 at the new snow/knife hard slab interface. CT hard Q3 in the facet snow deeper. Didn't have my cord to cut an ECT. Was experiencing widespread collapsing during our tour, didn't see any shooting cracks but did see short cracks under my skis. Skiing low angle terain was good, steeper pitches were not sloughing where we were.

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