Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
JeffObservation Date:
February 15, 2021Submitted:
February 15, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Kendall TreesObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
5000'Aspect:
SWComments:
Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
A natural storm slab released above and then ran into the trees where some today were starting their Kendall tree runs. Relatively harmless at that point but easily would bury just a little ways above. Didn't see it release but was there just minutes afterward. No sign of skier trigger and no beacon detected. Prior we decided safe to start just south of here between the logical avy paths but near the last of the trees in mellow terrain where the size avalanche from the above terrain would lose energy.