Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Alex JamesObservation Date:
May 2, 2021Submitted:
May 2, 2021Zone or Region:
Stevens PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Moonlight BowlObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
Aspect:
SComments:
Around moonlight bowl there was evidence of cornice collapse in the past week. A narrow slide path probably about 20 feet wide down the middle of the bowl probably from the past two weeks still had debris visible.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
We dug a 5 foot pit at the top of Moonlight Bowl on skyline ridge. There is a weak slushy layer about 3 feet deep in the snowpack. The upper snowpack is strong. A column test didn't collapse at all.