Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Seth Waterfall
Observation Date:
March 7, 2021
Submitted:
March 7, 2021
Zone or Region:
West South
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Tatoosh

Signs of Unstable Snow

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

Observations

Toured up to 6200' just E of The Castle. Winds and precip were increasing most of the morning and into early afternoon. Snow was accumulating enough to produce shooting cracks on small test slopes by 2pm.

The AR crust was detectible with a probe between 190-240cm at 6000'.

Advanced Observations

Observed Avalanche Problem #1: 
Storm Slab
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