Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Alexa CathcartObservation Date:
December 20, 2022Submitted:
December 20, 2022Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Cave RidgeTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
4000Aspect:
SEComments:
We triggered multiple small slab avalanches within the new storm snow. The slabs varied in depth from 6-12 inches. The snowpack was very reactive and we remote triggered a couple slides up to 20 ft away from our party.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
4000Aspect:
SEComments:
We saw crowns from multiple natural avalanches. We most often saw these in steep terrain along the walls of steep drainages. Some of these crowns ran over 40 ft wide.Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
New storm snow was very reactive. We were in the cave ridge area below 4500’.
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