Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Harrison G.Observation Date:
December 31, 2020Submitted:
January 1, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Christmas Tree BowlObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
4000-5000Aspect:
NComments:
Many small slides in the top 3 inches of storm snow on 40+ degree slopes. All aspects both in the trees and the open.Signs of Unstable Snow
Observations
We went for a ski up to the top of the road underneath East Bowl east of Mt Catharine. Starting around 4000' we saw numerous small slides with roughly 3" crowns that appeared to have naturally triggered earlier in the morning. The slides appeared to have propagated around terrain features and left debris on the road. Looking up into East Bowl we could see numerous small crowns that appeared to have slid at about 3-6 inches, and several that had stepped down. We could not get close enough to investigate further.
The skiing was very wet and heavy and we knocked some small wet slabs loose on steeper terrain features on the way out. Skinning out the Nordic trail back towards East Summit we noted that the rocks overlooking the lake had some wet loose slides triggered by roller balls that weren't there in the morning.
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