Observation: Public

Name:

Will R

Observation Date:

December 11, 2020

Submitted:

December 12, 2020

Zone or Region:

West South

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Tatoosh - castle/pinnacle basin

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Dry Loose (Sluff)

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

5400ft (BTL)

Aspect:

NE

Comments:

Dry loose from overnight snow ran on firm 12/9 rain crust. Approximately 2-3" deep. Fan was about 20' wide, ran about 75ft.

None reported

This was the steepest pitch we skied all day. Earlier slopes had not shown any sloughing. We observed a few areas of wind pockets and scouring, but not substantial.