Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
CraigObservation Date:
April 23, 2022Submitted:
April 23, 2022Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Source LakeObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
4-5000’Aspect:
SEComments:
From the lunch spot above source lake we observed multiple D1 slides coming off Hemlock and Chair peaks from 12pm - onward. At 1:30pm we reached the bottom of Pineapple bowl and looked back to see a D2-2.5 wet loose slide from the east slope of chair peak. It fanned out and ran on either side of a party of 5 who were skinning up to snow lake divide. The slide ran to ~4000’ and the debris fields appeared to be 50’ and 100’ wide at base. No one was caught and within 15 minutes all parties safely exited the area.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
From the lunch spot above source lake we observed multiple D1 slides coming off Hemlock and Chair peaks from 12pm - onward. At 1:30pm we reached the bottom of Pineapple bowl and looked back to see a D2-2.5 wet loose slide from the east slope of chair peak. It fanned out and ran on either side of a party of 5 who were skinning up to snow lake divide. The slide ran to ~4000’ and the debris fields appeared to be 50’ and 100’ wide at base. No one was caught and within 15 minutes all parties safely exited the area.
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