Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
KD
Observation Date:
March 14, 2022
Submitted:
March 15, 2022
Zone or Region:
West South
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Rainier, Indian Henry’s Hunting Ground

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
No

Observations

Toured toward Pyramid Peak, ascending via Kautz Creek Trail (enough snow to skin above 4k’), encountering isolated shooting cracks and rollerballs near Copper Mountain 5400’, descended via Fischer’s Hornpipe Creek and long rainy exit via Pyramid and Kautz Creek.

Media

Copper Mt
Pyramid Creek
Indian Henry’s
Chute under Mt. Ararat.
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