Name:
John Barkhausen
Observation Date:
January 7, 2021
Submitted:
January 7, 2021
Zone or Region:
Mt Hood
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Salmon Arm, above White River drainage
Did you trigger any avalanches?
Yes
Was it intentional?
Yes
Avalanche Type:
Other
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
6000’
Aspect:
E
Comments:
Thin wind slabs. 2 very easy to intentionally trigger.
Photo:
Did you observe any avalanches?
Yes
Avalanche Type:
Other
Size:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a person
Elevation:
6200’
Aspect:
E
Comments:
Natural wind slab, probably released sometime yesterday or last night.
Photo:
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
No
Pretty touchy conditions on wind loaded slopes above 5300’. Below that, snow was wetter, warmer, more consolidated and there was fewer signs of wind transport.