Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Noah MeyersObservation Date:
November 21, 2021Submitted:
November 21, 2021Zone or Region:
Mt HoodActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Timberline Ski AreaTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5500 ftAspect:
SEComments:
6 inches of wind blown snow on leeward face sitting above a rain crust.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
6 inches of wind blown snow on leeward face sitting above a rain crust. Giving way beneath board while riding but didn't seem to be cohesive enough of a slab to propagate. Snow pit test did show a planar collapse right on the rain crust.
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