Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Matt CrislerObservation Date:
November 28, 2020Submitted:
November 28, 2020Zone or Region:
West SouthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Mount Rainier - Paradise, Mazama Ridge, Paradise Glacier TrailObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
6200Aspect:
NEComments:
Wind slab - likely from 11/27 or overnight. Just west of Paradise River.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Toured up Mazama ridge and out to the Paradise Glacier. ~3/4" of new snow over a pencil hard crust most everywhere up to 6800'. Below the crust, a few mid-storm layers in the upper 40 cm of snow produced failures in 2 of 3 compression tests CTM2 and CTH on a wind loaded NE facing pocket on the East side of Mazama Ridge at 5800'. Snow depth at that location was ~270 cm.
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