Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Ben PetersObservation Date:
February 24, 2021Submitted:
February 24, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Snoqualmie MountainObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 3: Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few treesElevation:
Above treelineAspect:
NEComments:
Widespread large naturals visible on E/NE/N aspects around Chair Peak and above Snow Peak.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Beautiful sunny morning up Snoqualmie Mountain (Phantom Slide). Very defined crust that started to disappear around 4800', now buried below 10-20cm of new snow. Dug numerous hand pits above the main tree line (~5200') - saw ~50cm of snow on top of old snow snow surface (sun crust pre-AR event? Or maybe a little rain on the front end?), with ~20 cm of new snow on top of denser layers. No planar shears observed, generally unconsolidated and the lower "new" snow seemed well bonded. The Tuesday/overnight 10-20 cm was slightly wind affected, but overall was still fairly light and unconsolidated, no signs of surface instability were observed. North aspects (looking down Snot/Slot) looked *much* more wind affected though. Great surfy skiing!