Avalanche Occurrence

Public Field Report: White Salmon Glacier

Observer:

NWAC Forecaster

Occurrence Date:

Mar 9, 2022 ()

Location:

White Salmon Glacier

Comments:

Public Observation: https://nwac.us/public-obs/12391/

"Prior to the avalanche, we were shearing off thin (1-2 inch) and small (no more than 1 foot wide) wind slabs as we booted up, which lead us to turn around. We saw no shooting cracks and experienced no whumphing until triggering the slide."

# of Avys:

1

Aspect:

N

Start Zone Elev:

4800ft

Size:

D1.5

Type:

HS-Hard Slab

Trigger:

AS-Skier
u-Unintentional

Bed Surface:

I-New/Old Interface

Depth:

0.5ft (max: 0.5ft)

Width:

40ft

Human Involvement:

1 - Partially Buried Non-Critical

Vehicle Involvement:

None Reported

Structure Involvement:

None Reported

the slope a couple minutes before it slid.

You can clearly see my partner digging me out on the left, you can also see my skin track on the right as it enters what eventually became the surface bed.

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