Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
NikkiObservation Date:
May 9, 2022Submitted:
May 9, 2022Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
No Fog BowlObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 3: Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few treesElevation:
4000’Aspect:
NWComments:
Size D2-3. Looks like it released from the rock bands above the bottom of No Fog Bowl, between No Fog and Bryant Couloir.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
We could not visually confirm the start zone, so it could be a point-release or a glide avalanche. The size of the debris seems to indicate glide, the debris field held small pieces of trees and was approximately 8’ tall. It happened sometime between when we left Source Lake to skin up Big Trees and when we returned from Pineapple Pass, approximately between 10:30-11:30am. Weather was mostly snowing/overcast with one very brief sun break.
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