Avalanche

Hyak

Ryan StoddardSnoqualmie Pass
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Quick report

Did some chill Hyak laps before skimo beer league. Found 3-6” fresh snow on a firm slush crust, skied pretty well up top but heavy down low. The reactivity of new snow was notable, although it was only ~4” was easy to set off slabs in these locations that rarely slide.

Avalanche

Triggered a few small avalanches on the only features that is really possible at Hyak - the steeps off power line tower off skiers left on eclipse, then the two convex rolls on east peak (chairline). Slabs broke ~4” deep and entrained some heavy sticky snow