Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Andrew eckelsObservation Date:
December 19, 2022Submitted:
December 19, 2022Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Rockface/Alpental sidecountryObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
OtherSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
4kAspect:
NEComments:
The lookers right side of rockface appeared to have slid at some point before we first saw it at 1 pm Monday, and then slid to the ground by the time we saw from the same vantage across the valley at 3 pm. Good reminder that smooth rock faces, especially unsupported ones like this notorious one are very unpredictable. Slide did not seem to corolate with a significant rise in temperature or loading.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
The lookers right side of rockface appeared to have slid at some point before we first saw it at 1 pm Monday, and then slid to the ground by the time we saw from the same vantage across the valley at 3 pm. Good reminder that smooth rock faces, especially unsupported ones like this notorious one are very unpredictable. Slide did not seem to corolate with a significant rise in temperature or loading.
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