Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Tanner PObservation Date:
February 28, 2022Submitted:
February 28, 2022Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Walking/HikingLocation:
Heather MeadowsTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
4200Aspect:
NWComments:
Northwest side of Mountaineers Lodge, Depth of Crown around 40cm.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 3: Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few treesElevation:
4200 feet and aboveAspect:
NComments:
North side of E Lodge Ridge, many different avalanche paths, some pretty big . Constantly sheddingSigns of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, WidespreadDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Walked around up at Heather Meadows practicing digging pits and doing tests with the conditions pretty dangerous right now. All of the tests we decided to do on flat ground out of any danger from stuff sliding. Got two separate extended column test results, the first pit ECTP10 at 35cm down and second pit ECTP9 at 42cm down. But after we headed over to the mountaineers to check on the steep slopes coming off of the E lodge ridge and plenty of activity had/ was happening while over there. As of 1pm the weather had not turned to rain and was still snowing at around 4,200 feet. While on the top of a shallow slope managed to trigger a small wet slab that ran a short distance. All of the tests we had done earlier pointed to a weak spot somewhere between 35 and 55cm depending on where we dug and the crown ended up being around that 40cm.
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