Name:
Stephen Heath
Observation Date:
January 30, 2021
Submitted:
January 30, 2021
Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie Pass
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Wright mountain
Did you observe any avalanches?
Yes
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
5,000ft
Aspect:
E
Comments:
Human triggered, 6 inches deep, 30ft+ long.
Occurred on a small feature where group was skinning up. Broke above them and propagated along the slope.
Photo:
None reported
Also purposely triggered a small wind slab on snow lake divide N aspect that was 6 inches deep, broke on layer of facets above 1/13 crust.
Saw a lot of wind loading on E and N aspects on Wright mountain.