Northwest Avalanche Center

Observation: Public

All Observations

Observation Details

Name:
AJH
Observation Date:
March 1, 2023
Submitted:
March 1, 2023
Zone or Region:
Mt Hood
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
South side of Mt Hood above Palmer

Signs of Unstable Snow

Did you see shooting cracks? 
Yes, Isolated
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing? 
No

Observations

12+ inches of dry loose powder on crust. Fantastic ski conditions on the south side. Low temps (10 F at sunrise).

Wind transport throughout (textured snow). Some regions of wind packed snow, but isolated. Additional loose dry wind deposited snow on lee sides of features (typically S & E aspects).

Isolated shooting cracks. Only occurred ~5 times throughout the morning and were very small.

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