Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
peter jenkins
Observation Date:
December 2, 2022
Submitted:
December 2, 2022
Zone or Region:
East Central
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Dirty Face

Signs of Unstable Snow

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

Observations

Dug a pit at 4750ft East aspect. 125cm HS.
Two crusts with melt/freeze facets at 45 and 55cm.
CT crumbled on basal facets below crusts. ECT propagated at 22 on 1mm facets on upper crust.
Observed settlement whumpf at 5000ft on ridge line.
Ski pen- 30cm, boot pen- 100%
Skiing in the vicinity of our skin track was good.

Media

Public Field Report: Dirty Face

Advanced Observations

Observed Avalanche Problem #1: 
Deep Persistent Slab
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