Observation: Public

Name:

Bryan Battles

Observation Date:

January 3, 2021

Submitted:

January 3, 2021

Zone or Region:

Snoqualmie Pass

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Kendall Trees

Did you observe any avalanches?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

below treeline

Aspect:

W

Comments:

Melt from trees triggered wet loose off of cliff band onto the PCT. Ran about 70-80ft

Photo:

None reported

Storm slab on top of a firm crust within treeline. Warming around noon produced big tree bombs. Wind gusts knocked huge bombs from trees above cliff band, triggering one ~D1.5 wet loose and serval smaller D1 wet loose slides that buried the skin track that traveled along the base of the cliffband

slide path passing by me. continued about 20 more feet down the gulley