Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Griffin MObservation Date:
February 18, 2023Submitted:
February 18, 2023Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Kendall Adventure ZoneTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
UpperAspect:
NComments:
Lots of surface slides that were sort of a mix of wind slab, dry loose, and wet loose. Some propagated ~20 feet.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Snow started out dry around 10am but got quite wet by 1pm due to fog and warming temps.
Triggered a few small 1-4in deep wind slabs, but it was sometimes hard to differentiate sluffing from soft slab. In any case, these slides entrained a lot of snow even if the initial slab was quite small, ran hundreds of feet, and reached D1.5. Enough to knock you off your feet or potentially bury in a terrain trap.
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