Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Andrew PringleObservation Date:
February 24, 2021Submitted:
February 24, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Location:
Snoqualmie Mtn / Chair PeakTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Near treelineAspect:
SComments:
Wet loose slides ran on the 2/22 crustObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 4: Could destroy a railway car, large truck, several buildings, or a substantial amount of forestElevation:
Above treelineAspect:
NComments:
Widespread crowns observed, buried by 2/23 surface snow, largest on Chair N SlopeSigns of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Widespread natural cycle observed with today's clear weather. Skied south facing slopes near treeline -- nice turns above 4500' and increasingly heavier snow below, which easily ran on the soft crust.
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