Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
AnonymousObservation Date:
April 2, 2023Submitted:
April 3, 2023Zone or Region:
Stevens PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Mount McCauslandTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
5200 ftAspect:
SComments:
Dry snow had slabbed up from sun breaks when we descended at 330pm on the S face of Mount McCausland. Had a slab around 10 feet wide and 4 inches deep (estimated D1.5) to run on the hard crust below about 200 feet in length. No skiers were caught.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Traveled on S faces up to 5700 feet. Snow was light on the approach with occasional snow showers until mid afternoon with poorer bonding on a hard crust above 5000k feet. Sun breaks warmed up the S facing snow and the descent was heavy when we started at 330.
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