Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Kyle HornorObservation Date:
December 14, 2020Submitted:
December 14, 2020Zone or Region:
Stevens PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Susan JaneTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5000Aspect:
NComments:
Ran 15cm down, possibly on a new snow density break, not on the rain crust.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Observed the 6-8” of storm snow over the recent rain crust around 4400’,which increased to 12-14” by 5200‘ where we topped out. Hand pits and test slopes On the ascent didn’t show any sign of instability. The storm snow was all fist hardness and did not seem cohesive. Quick pit and CT at 5000’ on N aspect. Structure was 30cm of F hard snow on a rain crust with small grained facets at the interface. CT21 RP down 15 cm and CT24 RP down 30cm. Some loose snow ran and ended up entrenching a good amount of snow. See photo. Seemed somewhere in between a dry loose and wet loose. We called it a moist loose.
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