Valanga
Vedi sulla mappaWenatchee Mountain (Mission Ridge), 6650' NNW aspect. "Micro 5" on the Mission Ridge trail map; skier's right of the big rock in the center of the face.
Mark CohenEast Slopes Central
Quick report
- Collapsing
- widespread
Honestly I don't have much here because I was inbounds. A good object lesson in not trusting resort terrain further than you can throw it.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- N
- Trigger
- AS
- Elevation
- 6600 ft
I entered the face with a ski cut and kicked off large boards with each bounce. I couldn't tell whether it was a wind slab or a storm slab from last night, but it was very reactive. I made one more hard turn and triggered a ~R2 ~D1.5-D2 slab, probably 1.5' deep and 30' wide. It broke above me and knocked me off my feet; I was able to dig in and stay upright while the debris washed over me. The slide entrained snow and ran down to the flat below the face.