Observation: Public

Name:

Connor Chilcott

Observation Date:

February 18, 2023

Submitted:

February 19, 2023

Zone or Region:

Snoqualmie Pass

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Dave's Knob/ Snow Lake Divide

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

4400

Aspect:

N

Comments:

A few small D1 propagated on the 2/17 crust layer. The way they propagated had characteristics of a persistent grain type.

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Isolated

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

We were skiing N facing terrain below Daves knob on snow lake divide. The snow was cold and dry above 4300 below that the snow was wet and heavy.

Small D1 with persistent grain characteristics.