Observation: Public

Name:

Jonny

Observation Date:

February 26, 2023

Submitted:

February 26, 2023

Zone or Region:

Mt Hood

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Tom, Dick, and Harry

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a person

Elevation:

5500

Aspect:

NW

Comments:

~12” inch storm slab on ski cut

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Widespread

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

Avalanche was below tree line. Increasing reactivity throughout the morning. Shooting cracks propagated on skin track out of bowls. About a foot of storm snow running on crust.

Public Field Report: Tom, Dick, and Harry