Riders in Lionhead triggered a small avalanche 20' away while "cutting down a hill". Photo: J. Anderson
A small crown on an east facing that has been filled in by wind in Lionhead. Photo: Z. Moser
I was cutting down a hill and this slide broke loose around 20 feet away, no one was hurt I’ll attach screenshots of where we were on maps and a picture of the minor slide.
From email 1/13: "We observed widespread shooting cracks on all ridges and all NE facing slopes. Cracks would propagate up to 200’ in front. Heavily wind effected sastrugi conditions."
Riders in Black Bear Cayon saw a small avalanche on a wind loaded slope that recently happened, either on 01/14 or the day before on 01/13.
From obs: "We observed widespread shooting cracks on all ridges and all NE facing slopes. Cracks would propagate up to 200’ in front." O. Robinson
We observed widespread shooting cracks on all ridges and all NE facing slopes. Cracks would propagate up to 200’ in front. Heavily wind effected sastrugi conditions.
While approaching Lionhead Ridge skiers intentionally triggered an avalanche on the steep E, NE facing terrain below the ridge. This likely happened on a buried layer of surface hoar. Lower down widespread cracking was observed that extended well in font of the skiers and on a less steep slope cracking in all directions 50' wide. Along the ridgetop cracking continued and sections of cornice fell and avalanched below.
