Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
John BarkhausenObservation Date:
January 7, 2021Submitted:
January 7, 2021Zone or Region:
Mt HoodActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Salmon Arm, above White River drainageTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
OtherSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
6000’Aspect:
EComments:
Thin wind slabs. 2 very easy to intentionally trigger.Photo:
Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
OtherSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
6200’Aspect:
EComments:
Natural wind slab, probably released sometime yesterday or last night.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Pretty touchy conditions on wind loaded slopes above 5300’. Below that, snow was wetter, warmer, more consolidated and there was fewer signs of wind transport.
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