Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Peter SundbergObservation Date:
April 14, 2023Submitted:
April 15, 2023Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Mt Baker BackcountryObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 3: Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few treesElevation:
5000Aspect:
NComments:
Saw evidence of many very large natural avalanches from the last warming. All releasing on steep convex rolls or below cornices that failed and some traveling 1000 - 2000 vertical feet. Did not observe any avalanche activity throughout the day.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Found variable skiing. Firm ski supportive crust on Southerly aspects and breakable crust on many other aspects. Found pleasant 10 - 15 inches of soft preserved snow on steeper true north and north east facing slopes. In many places a hard / Icey bed surface was found underneath the 10 - 15 of new snow.
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