Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Andrew
Observation Date:
March 1, 2021
Submitted:
March 2, 2021
Zone or Region:
West South
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Crystal Lakes and out via the sourdough gap basin

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

I saw this avalanche that had run over the skin track that a skier had put up. I don’t know the dates, but it had to have been this past weekend (maybe Sunday?). The avalanche is on Crystal Peak.

After 12 o’clock I saw pinwheels starting to form on sun aspects. Did not see any wet loose avalanche in the backcountry as of 1:30 pm on Monday.

Media

Photo running over skin track. Crystal peak
Goobers flowing down the slopes. Several were pinwheels
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