Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Lauren JObservation Date:
February 12, 2022Submitted:
February 13, 2022Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Just above the Thumbtack, at the col entrance to the North Face of Chair PeakObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
4400Aspect:
SComments:
A large pile or avalanche debris which appears to have been triggered recently. It was covering the skin track. It was about 30ft wide and a 300ft runout.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
My group and I were out skinning in the Alpental Backountry, in the snow lake/Chair Peak area. From source lake, we skinned up towards the snow lake divide, and then cut left to the thumbtack. From the thumbtack, we booted up to the col entrance to the north face of Chair Peak (see photo). Just under the col entrance and to the left we saw several glide cracks. Some of these cracks are directly above the skin track.
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