Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Stephen Ettinger
Observation Date:
December 10, 2022
Submitted:
December 10, 2022
Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie Pass
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Kendal knob to Kendal Peak

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

We toured over Kendall knob and east to
Kendall Peak, skiing laps into both commonwealth and coal cr drainages. I dug numerous handpits along our route in search of buried surface hoar I’d seen earlier in the week at similar elevations east of Steven’s, however I only identified 2-4mm buried surface hoar in one pit at 5100ft on a south facing slope above Kendall Peak lakes. Hand shear was Q2 at the interface of new, resistant wind-slab and what was likely early Dec storm.

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