Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Kyle Ina and Anthony
Observation Date:
April 14, 2021
Submitted:
April 14, 2021
Zone or Region:
East Central
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Eightmile

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

At around 6,000’ on a north aspect we found a layer of faceted snow below 1F hard windslab from the last few storms 4/7 and 4/9). We had multiple difficult and non planer hand shears on the way up. We switched to booting at a certain point and I started punching through the slab, which prompted us to dig down. Did not observe any signs of instability otherwise.

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