Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Aldis RaistersObservation Date:
January 2, 2023Submitted:
January 2, 2023Zone or Region:
Mt HoodActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Newton Canyon/Pea Gravel ridgeObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
9000 ft-10000 ftAspect:
SEComments:
Large debris field seen on Newton Clark glacier. Could not see crown. Likely natural wind slab from recent storms.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Bowl was a mix of wind affected hard slab (4-6 cm thick), rime/freezing rain crust and sun crusts. Dug pit at 5600 ft on NE aspect approximately 25 deg slope near summer Tline trail down in the canyon. HST 185 cm. Christmas rain crust is about 20 cm thick down 85 cm. A crust sandwich at the top 25 cm with fist dry new snow between rain and wind slab produced some reactivity in CT with Q1 and Q2 shears. CTV Q1 at 4 cm, CTE Q2 at 25 cm. ECTHN at 25 cm no propagation in ECT on any of those layers. Christmas crust was P hard with wet rounding grains below. No results below this bomber rain crust.