Name:
ER
Observation Date:
April 2, 2022
Submitted:
April 2, 2022
Zone or Region:
Stevens Pass
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
McClausland
Did you trigger any avalanches?
Yes
Was it intentional?
No
Avalanche Type:
Wet Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
5400 ft
Aspect:
S
Comments:
Skier triggered, wet slide over convexity roughly > or = 35 deg. Not enough to bury but could carry over consequential terrain. Another ski cut triggered 50+ feet wide, not more than 2-4 inches deep, that had potential to bury
None reported
At times was sunny, then overcast, then snowing hard. Winds out of W/NW were strong at times. Snowed about an inch during the day. Falling snow was grauple to wet. Protected N faces above 5k held decent snow. S faces tended to be wind affected and firm crust