Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Emil OrtizObservation Date:
March 10, 2023Submitted:
March 10, 2023Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Chair PeakSigns of Unstable Snow
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, IsolatedDid you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
NoObservations
Shooting cracks, wind slab with some hallow feeling underneath. Dug 3 hand shears on chair peak basin. One on the lower apron that had 0 Concerns. At 4800 dug two more on the NE aspect and found a deep 2.5-3 foot slab on top of a graupel layer that did come out with ease. We rode an adjacent chute that the only had a small wind slab layer with a solid amount of sluff that my partner and I were able to release and manage well.