Observation: Public

Name:

Kurt Mehrer

Observation Date:

January 24, 2023

Submitted:

January 24, 2023

Zone or Region:

Snoqualmie Pass

Activity:

Snowmobiling/Snowbiking

Location:

Gold Creek

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Other

Size:

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

Elevation:

4800

Aspect:

NE

Comments:

Triggered a wind slab when turning around at the Thetis Creek overlook. I’ve never seen an avalanche break loose there.

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Isolated

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

We triggered a wind slab today that broke loose 100’ wide which then enters the forest. I don’t know how far it ran.

Wind slab at Thetis creek in a spot I’ve never seen an avalanche before. We’ve been there dozens of times. The wind was ripping on the ridges today.