Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Joshua PetterObservation Date:
November 15, 2020Submitted:
November 15, 2020Zone or Region:
Stevens PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Stevens PasdTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
4600Aspect:
WComments:
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 snowpackPhoto:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
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
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