Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
brian
Observation Date:
January 24, 2022
Submitted:
January 24, 2022
Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie Pass
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Upper slopes south granite mountain

Triggered Avalanches

Did you trigger any avalanches? 
Yes
Was it intentional? 
No
Avalanche Type:
Wet Loose
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
5200,5100,5000
Aspect:
S
Comments:
About 5 foot wide in the center of the gully, but the slide ran for several hundred feet. Could knock over a person but since there was no cliffs it was relatively harmless. Didn't carry any humans (did carry my dog 50 feet though :( she was fine)

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Observed a human triggered wet loose avalanche at 4pm

Advanced Observations

Observed Avalanche Problem #1: 
Wet Loose
Comments: 
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