Name:
David Mackie
Observation Date:
February 20, 2022
Submitted:
February 21, 2022
Zone or Region:
West North
Activity:
Snowmobiling/Snowbiking
Location:
Mt Baker NRA
Did you trigger any avalanches?
Yes
Was it intentional?
No
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
5000-5500
Aspect:
NE
Comments:
Did you observe any avalanches?
Yes
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
5000-5500
Aspect:
NE
Comments:
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
No
12" thick storm slab on top of a hard crust layer with surface hoar in-between. We observed 4 small slides on east side of Metcalf ridge that occurred around 10am-11:30am with warming temperatures