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Observation Details
Name:
Gordon DaviesObservation Date:
January 17, 2022Submitted:
January 17, 2022Zone or Region:
West SouthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Nisqually Chute, Mount Rainer National ParkObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Approx 8,000Aspect:
SComments:
Same avalanche reported in the 1-17-21 forecast as a wet loose. We observed what seemed to be a wet slab assumed to be triggered by cornice fall. Crown was ~2 feet deep on average and broke about 600 feet across the slope, wrapping around rocks. Estimated run of 1500 feet. We would definitely classify this as at least d 2.5 if not 3, for sure bigger than 2.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
There were strong winds, broken clouds throughout the day, warming and snow softening. Occasional rollerballs and rockfall. Sparse rain crusts on north aspects.
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