Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
James Hale
Observation Date:
February 6, 2021
Submitted:
February 7, 2021
Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie Pass
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Easton

Triggered Avalanches

Did you trigger any avalanches? 
Yes
Was it intentional? 
No
Avalanche Type:
Hard Slab
Size:
Size 3: Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few trees
Elevation:
5800ft
Aspect:
NW
Comments:
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, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
No

Observations

This happened out of the snow park in Easten. Group of 4 sled access snowboarding.

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