Observation: Public
Observation Details
Observation Date:
April 8, 2021Submitted:
April 9, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Bryant Peak ZoneTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5100Aspect:
NEComments:
Occurred at about 6:30pm in terrain skiers right of Bryant Couloir. Triggered by ski-cut at top of slope where it was steepest (>40deg). Slide released about 6' below ski cut. Crown 12-16" maybe 50+ feet wide. Ran about 200-300 vertical feet but stopped on the significant bench below.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Elevation:
4800Aspect:
NComments:
Signs of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
There were not obvious signs of wind-loading on this terrain feature, but we suspected it just the same based on how windy it was during the storm. Snow definitely showed signs of cohesion due to warmth of the day. As I made a hard ski cut I saw a very short shooting crack at my ski tip, and then realized the slope below me had released (at steepest point of convexity) Shortly after triggering this slide we saw/heard from a distance another party trigger a slide on a similar aspect.
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