Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Matt GrimObservation Date:
April 10, 2022Submitted:
April 11, 2022Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Mt HermanObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
~ 5,000 ftAspect:
WComments:
Observed from Mt Baker ski area. Pinpoint release triggered by skier making their descent into an unsupported convex rollover. Pin release activated a wet slide that ran into a gully terrain trap. Skier made for ridge line and was not buried, following skier triggered the avalanche caught on the attached video. Footage is a little rough, I wasn’t sure if it was capturing it.Wet loose avalanche ran for approximately 200 ft and propagated to a width of about 80 feet. Second wet loose avalanche was triggered by the following skier of two-person tour. Second avalanche was a smaller, faster wet loose avalanche with a pin release that propagated to a width of 40 ft and traveled approximately 150 ft.
No injuries or fatalities observed.
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Sun exposed slope looked very reactive on W aspect of Mt Herman.
Media
