Steep creek

Avalanche

mblandford95 · Nov 28, 2022 · Duffey

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Quick report

Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Access to steep creek is okay, the ski out is a little thin in the trees. a bit of an alder tunnel on the road above the blowdown turn off. good coverage from the lake upwards.

Snowpack

Obs Type
summary
Site Elevation
1900
Whumpfing Observed
1

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Avalanche Size
1
Start Zone Aspect
E, SE
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Start Zone Elevation
2000
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2022-11-27T19:30:00.000Z

We observed two, possibly three, avalanches over on the slide paths on the north side of duffey lake, looked like cross loaded wind slabs aprox sz1. No activity observed up steep creek. We did hear some whumphing at 1900 on the dome and see some shooting cracks on switchbacks.