Observation: Public

Name:

Joshua Petter

Observation Date:

November 15, 2020

Submitted:

November 15, 2020

Zone or Region:

Stevens Pass

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Stevens Pasd

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

4600

Aspect:

W

Comments:

Crown approximately 30’, 8” depth, and ran 20 feet. No one was injured, one skier caught and transported a short distance. We were a party of two and on an isolated slope approximately 40 degrees. Heavy wet new snow led to an upside down snowpack

Photo:

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Isolated

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

Snowpack was very heavy in top, we also saw wind loading and wind slabs forming in exposed areas. Heavy snow seemed to bond well in areas and poorly in others