Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Evan SchwenderObservation Date:
March 7, 2022Submitted:
March 8, 2022Zone or Region:
Mt HoodActivity:
OtherLocation:
Leuthold CouloirObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Dry Loose (Sluff)Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
9700-11249Aspect:
WComments:
Rivers of stuff coming down the beginning if the couloir. We had high winds, so a lot it started as spindrift.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
The beginning of Leuthold was the hardest part this climb. There were two distinct stuff slide paths that were essentially just flowing with snow. The snow was unconsolidated up to the hourglass, about waist deep and was very light. We chose a route that took us the left side of the couloir into the hourglass. After the hourglass, snow conditions improved from easy kick step climbing to hard snow and ice in the last 300 feet of the couloir. Descended the south side, about up to knee deep in devils kitchen area.