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Jon Strahl & Ian Anders

Observation Date:

January 8, 2023

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January 9, 2023

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Snoqualmie Pass

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Commonwealth Basin

None reported

Firm travel conditions below treeline, stopped for some hand shear and quick pits at 3700 ft and 3400ft on east aspects. In both locations, we found a stubborn planar shear 35cm from the surface. The interface is composed of rounded grains.

Ian Anders pulled off this consolidated block of snow on a stubborn planar interface 35cm from the surface when performing a hand shear test on an open E aspect at 3700 feet in the Commonwealth Basin on Jan 8th. Photo: Jon Strahl

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