Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Hough-Snee, Long, HessObservation Date:
February 27, 2022Submitted:
February 28, 2022Zone or Region:
Stevens PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
5500' N/NE/ETriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5500'Aspect:
NEComments:
A ski cut entrained recently warmed storm snow over cold snow, running 300'. This did not initially run to the existing facets, but entrained much storm snow SS-AR-R1-D1Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Inversion conditions warmed up ridgelines by lunchtime with snow falling from S2 to S5. Natural storm slabs were rapidly building and could be triggered by skiers, as evidenced by a ski cut that produced a SS-AR-R1-D1 and concurrent observations near Arrowhead and Skyline Ridge with similar and larger results.