Northwest Avalanche Center

Observation: Public

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Observation Details

Name:
Fred Norquist
Observation Date:
December 14, 2022
Submitted:
December 14, 2022
Zone or Region:
West South
Activity:
Snowmobiling/Snowbiking
Location:
Mt Adams

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Upon digging our pit on an east/NE facing slope at 6500’ and doing multiple ECT tests we found no collapsing or weakness through ect 30, however on our shear test we found an easy planar shear 85cm deep on a hoar frost layer.

Advanced Observations

Observed Avalanche Problem #1: 
Persistent Slab
Comments: 
Upon digging our pit on an east/NE facing slope at 6500’ and doing multiple ECT tests we found no collapsing or weakness through ect 30, however on our shear test we found an easy planar shear 85cm deep on a hoar frost layer.
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