Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Marc SimonpietriObservation Date:
January 28, 2021Submitted:
January 28, 2021Zone or Region:
Stevens PassActivity:
Location:
Skyline lake/Tye PeakTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Hard SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5,200ft on Tye Peak, near treelineAspect:
EComments:
Remote triggered a wind slab on the east face of Tye Peak near treeline. Crown was about 20-25ft across and 6-18 inches deep.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Tour’d up to skyline lake, down into the basin and up Tye Peak until we remote triggered a wind slab. Bailed the same way we came in. Fog/cloud cover all day, no substantial precipitation, no wind. Skiing conditions mostly consisted of 2-8 inches of heavy snow on top of the ice crust.