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mraugust50 , Thursday 20th February, 2025 7:15PM

Passing on a walk up to Boston Falls on account of the soggy weather, my partner and I went for a stroll to see the ice at Switchback on Mt Washington in all the wind and snow. On the approach I observed an open isolated feature that sent a .5 wet slide about 30m. There was a second one on the same NE aspect bit further down. Very heavy snow that was balling underfoot, and flat light made the walk sporty in all the micro terrain. The wet slab failed on a crust 40cm down that had two distinct layers of 20cm each, the two most recent storms. Wind affect, MFcr, transport, ice pellets, fog very high winds, punchy snow, activity, and even a large woomph down by the road on the way out, this day had it all. Of note, CVSAR will be in here Feb 20 practicing rescue drills. ⛑️