Avalanche

The Swath

Stevens Pass Professional Ski PatrolStevens Pass
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Quick report

Wet, heavy surface snow 1-4" that did not appear to have refrozen the night before on top of a very saturated, rotten bed surface. 6,000'+ very small, natural point releases N-E aspects; very sensitive to human triggers.

Avalanche

Size
D1
Aspect
NE
Trigger
AS
Elevation
6300 ft

D0.5 R2? wet loose triggered by ski cuts at ~6,300 NNE; avalanches ran ~700-1,000 vertical feet but did not entrain into flanks or step down at all.