Observation: Public

Name:

Jourdan Harvey

Observation Date:

March 24, 2023

Submitted:

March 24, 2023

Zone or Region:

Snoqualmie Pass

Activity:

Skiing/Snowboarding

Location:

Slot

Did you trigger any avalanches?

Yes

Was it intentional?

No

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Size:

Size 1: Relatively harmless to people

Elevation:

6250

Aspect:

N

Comments:

~50ft wide, ~3" deep soft slab at the Top of slot just past the rock. Ran to about the exit of the couloir.

None reported

Observed 8" to 12" new snow on top of sun/melt-freeze crust on SW and N aspects.
Wind drifts forming to ~18" climbing SW aspect of Snoqualmie Mt.
Small cracking/slabbing underfoot climbing SW aspects. New snow sliding on sun/melt-freeze crust