Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
KaytlinObservation Date:
January 20, 2023Submitted:
January 21, 2023Zone or Region:
Mt HoodActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Mt Hood, South Side Route above PalmerObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Size:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Upper mountain, 10kAspect:
SComments:
While skiing out via West Crater Rim, we observed avalanche debris. It stopped just a bit before Crater Rock.I didn’t get photos because we were trying to get down before the sunset. Wish I had of the debris though. Either from Size 1 or 2
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
From above Palmer and up, snow had a lot of wind textured sastrugi as well as small, icy balls. Sastrugi was soft snow. Sections with icy bits still where soft-ish - easy to ski through snow. Not icy/chattery.
Some sections deeper than others (wind loading in some areas). Typical Hood conditions.
Photos attached of snow surface.
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