Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
James HaleObservation Date:
February 6, 2021Submitted:
February 7, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
EastonTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 3: Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few treesElevation:
5800ftAspect:
NWComments:
Average was approximately 300' wide with a Crown of between 12 and 36" deep on Northwest aspect it ran about 500 This fully buried one of our group that we were able to recover him without injury'Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
This happened out of the snow park in Easten. Group of 4 sled access snowboarding.