Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Dallas Glass
Observation Date:
March 11, 2021
Submitted:
March 11, 2021
Zone or Region:
West South
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Tatoosh Range: Castle Peak

Observed Avalanches

Did you observe any avalanches? 
Yes
Avalanche Type:
Wet Loose
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
5400
Aspect:
SE
Comments:
We saw several small loose wet avalanches on SE-SW aspects below treeline today.

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Terrain: Narada Falls to Reflection Lake to Castle Saddle. W-N-NE 4500-6150'.

Avalanches: We only saw a few small loose wet avalanches that occurred today. Other older loose wet and loose dry were noticed from the past few days.

Snowpack: 10" (25cm) of settled dry snow over the 3/5 on N aspects. The snow was well bonded to the 3/5 layer. Slopes receiving more direct sunshine formed moist to wet snow 4-6" (10-15cm) deep. We did not look at any of the layers deeper than the 3/5 crust today. Lots of wind affect above 6000'.

Weather: Scattered clouds. Light west winds. No precipitation.

Media

Large rollerball on a steep sunny slope today.
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