Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
KatObservation Date:
May 4, 2022Submitted:
May 6, 2022Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Chair Peak North SlopeTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5200'Aspect:
NComments:
triggered on a 30 deg. slope while doing a ski cut.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
5500'Aspect:
EComments:
large slide coming off a cliff band on Roosevelt dropping onto the approach for it.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
north face was much more reactive than the southerly aspects. lots of wet loose activity. East aspects also reactive. south and west facing lines more stable.
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