Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Kurt Mehrer
Observation Date:
January 22, 2023
Submitted:
January 22, 2023
Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie Pass
Activity:
Snowmobiling/Snowbiking
Location:
Gold Creek

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
No

Observations

It was amazing how much the wind transported the 6” of new snow around. Some places we could see our old tracks from last weekend, and some places it was 2’ deep. The wind transported snow was kind of slabby.

Media

Wind slab.
Kind of slabby in some spots as we rode thru.
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