Northwest Avalanche Center

Observation: Public

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Observation Details

Name:
Yijie
Observation Date:
January 1, 2023
Submitted:
January 1, 2023
Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie Pass
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Snot Couloir

Signs of Unstable Snow

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

Observations

Dug two pits inside Snot Couloir at ~5600ft (open slope) and ~5700ft (a bit sheltered by rock sidewall) on N facing slope. CT 18 and 22 resistant planar broke at new/old interface about 30 - 35 cm below surface. The interface in the second pit seem to have some faceted snow but couldn't tell for sure as I didn't have a magnifying loupe with me.

Media

From second pit
From second pit
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