Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Observation Date:
February 15, 2021
Submitted:
February 15, 2021
Zone or Region:
East Central
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Round Mountain

Observed Avalanches

Did you observe any avalanches? 
Yes
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
4900'
Aspect:
E
Comments:
Red line on photo outlines the crown of the soft slab avalanche. Appeared to be approx. 10 cm deep on a steep slope, difficult to tell depth in the flat light looking from a distance.
Photo:

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
Yes, Isolated

Observations

Sought out low angled treed terrain today. The new snow was about 15 cm deep and was denser then yesterday's (2/14) blower pow. The new storm snow was reactive on our skin track at all slope angles, at all elevations. Slight cracking on rollovers, slight whumpfing near a steep rollover.

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