Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Kameron Harris
Observation Date:
November 27, 2020
Submitted:
November 27, 2020
Zone or Region:
West North
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Road to Artist Point

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
No

Observations

Snowing moderately all day, air temperature near freezing. We dialed back our goals when the weather and snow did not meet expectations. Upside down upper snowpack made for difficult ski conditions.

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Advanced Observations

Observed Avalanche Problem #1: 
Storm Slab
Comments: 
4-6" of heavy wet new snow atop older drier snow was easy to trigger on small test slopes just above Austin pass. Another party reported triggering slabs in Guido's glades
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