Name:
Connor Chilcott
Observation Date:
February 18, 2023
Submitted:
February 19, 2023
Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie Pass
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Dave's Knob/ Snow Lake Divide
Did you trigger any avalanches?
Yes
Was it intentional?
No
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
4400
Aspect:
N
Comments:
A few small D1 propagated on the 2/17 crust layer. The way they propagated had characteristics of a persistent grain type.
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
No
We were skiing N facing terrain below Daves knob on snow lake divide. The snow was cold and dry above 4300 below that the snow was wet and heavy.