Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Aldis Raisters
Observation Date:
December 26, 2021
Submitted:
December 26, 2021
Zone or Region:
Mt Hood
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Bennett Pass sno park

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Skinned from Bennett Pass sno park to ski the first low angle clear cut NW aspect. No signs of storm slab either natural or on road cuts on way in. Did not trigger any slabs on the road cuts as we skinned in and tested. Hand pits showed no cohesion to the upper low density snow in this sheltered terrain. Pole probes felt right side up. Ski pen waist deep where no trail had been broken. Ski pen Boot deep in old skin track from day before. Boot pen never ending.

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