Observation: Public
Observation Details
Observation Date:
April 16, 2021Submitted:
April 16, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Silver PeakObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
NTLAspect:
EComments:
Observed naturally triggered wet loose on E aspect of humpback at 1130 from the top of Silver Peak. Gained a lot of speed and entrained a lot of snow on the way down, difficult to gauge size.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
By 1030 on N aspects at 4,00 feet the snow was very soft.
At 1115 on E aspect (5300 ft), person in party kicked off a roller ball and it built to about 3.5-4 ft in diameter before breaking.
Also oberved a slab avalanche, likely human triggered (evidence of high marking) at NNE aspect at 5200 ft below summit of Silver Peak.
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