Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Alex HatcherObservation Date:
January 22, 2023Submitted:
January 22, 2023Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Kendall PeakTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5400’Aspect:
SComments:
Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Size:
Elevation:
Aspect:
Comments:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Small to medium wind slabs triggered setting new skin track near ridgelines up high on Kendall. Anywhere close to wind affect had reactive wind slabs, seemingly from a north wind that carried loaded snow onto the south/southeast aspect