Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Noah
Observation Date:
February 20, 2021
Submitted:
February 21, 2021
Zone or Region:
Mt Hood
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Newton canyon, above tree line, northeast facing aspect

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Several weak layers throughout the snow pack:
-CT 12 SP 100cm down. Did not propagate in ECT

-another fracture occurred during ECT 50cm down but did not trigger during CT. Propagated across entire extended column and failed energetically.

Media

Failure 100cm down, CT12 SP. Did not propagate across entire extended column.
Failure 50cm down. Propagated across entire extended column energetically. Did not trigger during CT.
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