Observation: Public
Observation Details
Observation Date:
February 27, 2021Submitted:
February 28, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Avalanche MtTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
4800Aspect:
WComments:
First skier to drop kicked off sluff, and sluff stepped down and triggered a larger slab. Crown propagated, total width 120. Ran on a firm but disintegrating crust, probably the rain crust from the river.Photo:
Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Aspect:
Comments:
Bryant had an impressively long slide sometime during the day, looked like there was also a step down double crown at the top.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Sun did bake open south steeps. We took a peek into Thunder basin, and it appeared that slot and crooked had not slid, no ski tracks, but there was a lot of wind effect visible down in the lower fan.
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