Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Critter CramerObservation Date:
December 26, 2021Submitted:
December 26, 2021Zone or Region:
Mt HoodActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Backcountry out of Sunrise parking lot at Mt Hood MeadowsTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
5500 ftAspect:
EComments:
Crown was 1.5-2.0 ft deep 80 ft wide and ran approx 200 vertical.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Slide was triggered by skier who then arrested by grabbing a tree and soft slab ran down slope. Nobody was buried but deposition was deep enough to potentially bury somebody.