Northwest Avalanche Center

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Observation Details

Name:
Charlie Hagedorn
Observation Date:
January 2, 2022
Submitted:
January 2, 2022
Zone or Region:
Snoqualmie Pass
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
Snoqualmie Pass

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

Bounced around the Pass a little bit, taking a rest day to catch views, friends, and dig in the snow a bit.

Wind moving snow atop Chair 2 by 11. Alpental Patrol closed the Back Bowls due to a natural slide around then. Snow began in earnest a little after noon, with a substantial graupel component; easily a couple of cms by 4pm.

Snow-profile photos are from near the top of Silver Fir in late afternoon. Snowpack tests were largely unreactive, but the crusts are quite prominent. Shovel-tilts seemed to find a failure at the interface buried on 12/29-30.

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Media

Ongoing graupel falling 2-4pm. Image licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
Kendall, just before the storm. Image licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
Red, just before the storm. Image licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
Snow stratigraphy atop Silver Fir. Image licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
Progressive snow hardness with depth. Image licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
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