Observation: Public
Observation Details
Observation Date:
March 25, 2021Submitted:
March 25, 2021Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Herman, Mazama bowlTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
NTLAspect:
EComments:
Returning from Mazama bowl, we traversed past Herman saddle and to the run below the Cave on Table to drop bag to Bagley basin. Noticed the snow was wet and intentionally ski cut a roll. The resulting wet slide slowly pushed past a gentle bench and ran out to the flats below.Photo:
Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
Aspect:
SComments:
All solar aspects were shedding rollers from about noon onwards. We saw a natural wet loose run on a S aspect of Herman initiated in steep terrain. Large for a size 1, maybe size 2.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Snowpack was right side up and allowed for good riding on northerly aspects. Sluffs were running in the steeps.
The sun was extremely strong in the afternoon, and only the most directly polar and heavily shaded aspects escaped today's warmup.
Noticed some small wet loose naturals had ran onto the road as I drove out.
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