Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
KevinObservation Date:
May 13, 2022Submitted:
May 13, 2022Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Slot couloirTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5800 ftAspect:
NWComments:
Triggered where the couloir doglegs. Estimated 6-8 inch deep crown, ~20 feet wide.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Skinned up through phantom trees to the slot. There were already tracks in it when we arrived at around noon. After one member of our party rode safely to the apron, the second rider triggered the wind slab making a turn through an untracked section of the bank where it doglegs. He was caught and carried a few hundred feet, at which point the slide slowed and he was able to regain control.
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