Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Brad KohlrusObservation Date:
December 29, 2021Submitted:
December 30, 2021Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Commonwealth BasinTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
YesAvalanche Type:
Dry Loose (Sluff)Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5000'Aspect:
SWComments:
Ski-cut produced small dry loose slide that gathered snow as it ran down a narrow chute.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Traveled primarily between 4000'-5200'. Surface faceting was observed on all aspects at all elevations. Quick hand sheers displayed a solid right side up snowpack and no obvious weak layers in the top 2'. Despite the cold temperatures we still observed pinwheeling and sloughing that gathered snow on sun exposed S-SW aspects.