Public Observation
Observation Details
Observation Date:
April 6, 2024Submitted:
April 6, 2024Zone or Region:
Santa Fe AreaActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Raven's RidgeTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
11600Aspect:
NComments:
15 feet wide, 6"-1' deep, ran for 30 feet R1-D1Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Variable snow in Raven's. Some wind slab observed on N facing slopes. Earlier pit showed new-old snow interface failing with hard force without propagation. Pit on this slope adjacent to the failure showed failure with moderate force on graupel layer buried 6"-1' down. This layer was not observed anywhere else on the slope.