Observation: Public

Observation Details

Signs of Unstable Snow

Observations

Snowshoed up road starting at Quigley Butte (45.9840, -121.3936) to Meadow Butte (46.0131, -121.4120).

Snow conditions were slushy when I arrived due to temperatures (low 40s), plus precipitation input (drizzle, which progressed into rain as I snowshoed).

The snowpack was low and much of the snowshoe didn't go over avalanche terrain, but the snowshoes (MSR Evos with fins) fully compressed the snow down to the base (2" average; ~6" at most).

The steepest slope I went up was over 25° under trees and was low enough coverage and low enough consequence that I wasn't concerned about getting buried or pushed downhill into a terrain trap.