Observation: Public

Name:

Nicholas Carlson

Observation Date:

January 16, 2023

Submitted:

January 16, 2023

Zone or Region:

Snoqualmie Pass

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Kendall Peak

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a person

Elevation:

5300 ft

Aspect:

SW

Comments:

Saw a small avalanche that had occurred on the west side of the Kendall ridge. We experienced the new 5-6 inches of snow sliding throughout the day, but this was the only large avalanche we saw. Appeared to be skier triggered and run for ~300 ft.

None reported

We skied up the commonwealth basin and dropped over the ridge onto the Kendall Adventure zone ultimately skiing one of ‘the twins’. We experienced the top 5-6 inches of new snow not bonding well. This seemed to sluff off when skiing and we saw some minor wind slabs at the ridge. On the route we went up we saw an avalanche had occurred as we skied back down. Was apparent that this was caused by the prior party of skiers. This avalanche occurred on the SW side of the Kendal ridge at around 5300 ft and ran for a few hundred ft.