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Avalanche Observer Anonymous Keep me anonymous if published yes Location (general area) Mt Baden Powell Latitude Longitude Date (yyyymmdd) 20221213 Time 12pm Road conditions to area Clear Temperature Sky clear (no clouds) Wind speed not observed Wind direction not observed Wind direction in degrees Slope aspect North Aspect in degrees Slope angle Elevation Snow depth Boot/ Ski penetration 8-10" Precipitation None Activity, recent avalanches yes Brief description 3 avalanche paths were observed. Two crowns of what looked like fairly recent avalanches were observed, and one avalanche down the gully to the left of the mount baden-powell trail.of th Rapid warming yes Obvious avalanche path yes Terrain trap no Comment On Sunday around 10:00 a.m. I hiked up the mountain baden-powell trail with my dog with the intent to snowboard down the path of the trail. Before arriving at the trailhead, I snapped a picture of a previous very large avalanche that had run down the gully to the east of the hiking trail. This slide looks like it had been there for a while. I then hiked up to the point where my map shows that I turned around because my dog slid out on the ice after I had observed the crown of a previous avalanche above and a wind slab across the trail that had been tracked in. I have photos of this avalanche, but I'm only able to upload one photo. I then went back along the same path and proceeded to transition into my snowboard. While transitioning, my snowboard slid out and kept sliding down the slope. I went after it, and slid out until I was able to self arrest on a tree and catch my dog behind me. Looking downhill, directly to the right of me between me and the trail was another avalanche that seemed relatively new that I do not believe I caused. While proceeding uphill to safer terrain, I observed rollerballing and boot penetration. These conditions exist very close to the Mount Baden Powell trail and could take out an unsuspecting victim at any time. Be safe out there! I do have several other pictures that I can provide for context, but do not have photos of the last avalanche that I mentioned because it was too dangerous. Publish this observation Yes I would like this observation Published |
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