Observation: Public

Name:

Kincaid Murray

Observation Date:

February 26, 2023

Submitted:

February 26, 2023

Zone or Region:

Mt Hood

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Barlow Butte

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

Yes

Avalanche Type:

Dry Loose (Sluff)

Size:

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

Elevation:

5000ft

Aspect:

E

Comments:

Intentionally triggered a dry loose avalanche that entrained approximately 10" of snow on a steep rollover on the E aspect of Barlow Butte.

Did you see shooting cracks?

Yes, Isolated

Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?

No

Fast sluff on steep rollovers that could gain energy that ran on the 2/20 crust. No real cohesion to the light snow so slopes around 30 degrees made for excellent skiing.