Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Date:
December 18, 2020
Submitted:
December 18, 2020
Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie Pass
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
North of Source Lake, 3800ft

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Compression test on NW facing slope at 3800ft above Source Lake produced a resistant planar fracture after 28 taps on the buried surface hoar layer down 75cm. We didn't see any other reactions from this layer in other tests.

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