Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Bunkhouse BillyObservation Date:
April 1, 2023Submitted:
April 1, 2023Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Mt CatherineTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
Between 4000 and 5000 feetAspect:
NComments:
Triggered several small soft slab avalanches on steep and/or convex terrain. Typically 5-15' wide, approx 10-12" deepSigns of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
New snow was generally unconsolidated and it was easy to produce small sluffs and trigger the occasional soft slab. Slabs were running on some inter-storm layer, approx 2-3" above the most recent crust. Possibly graupel or just weak snow surface.
Snow showers on and off throughout the day. Lower elev snow was heavy by 2pm when we exited
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