Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Baker Mountain Guides
Observation Date:
February 15, 2021
Submitted:
February 16, 2021
Zone or Region:
West North
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Twin Sisters

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
No

Observations

Staying off of exposed slopes, we toured to the 5,700 ft level on the west ridge. We found 6-8" off moist snow over dry snow. A deep tap test was performed on buried facets with no results. Facets are sintering nicely. (See photo). Wet snow did not form slabs. We returned via our up track without incident.

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