Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Will NajarObservation Date:
January 5, 2023Submitted:
January 5, 2023Zone or Region:
East NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Washington Pass, Liberty Bell GroupTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
7,450Aspect:
SWComments:
D1R2 roughly 50ft wide with roughly 1ft crown. Slid ~500ft.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Noticed character of snow changing as we ascended the couloir but no shooting cracks or whumpfing. Wind transport and spindrift off of SEWS was depositing snow down below towards the top of the couloir. Ridgeline was scoured with large cornices to the NE. Skied the top cautiously and cut a D1 wind slab that funneled down a choke point and left a fan of debris ~500 feet below. Initial release triggered another wind slab in the slide path below as it went. No incident.
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