Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Bennett MelvilleObservation Date:
April 8, 2021Submitted:
April 8, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Bryant CouliorTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Roughly 4800ft. Near tree lineAspect:
NWComments:
Skier triggered storm slab on N/NW aspect. Slope angle ~38 degrees. Skier’s right side of Bryant Col. with a crown of max 20”. Slide ran from the choke all the way into Source Lake basin.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Pit dug on the same aspect at an elevation no more than 400 feet above the observed avalanche suggested relative stability. We saw no failures in an isolated column test. Temperature change appeared to be a factor as we experienced thicker, warmer (not particularly wind affected) snow than we had at lower elevation on our first lap. Approached from Pineapple Pass drainage