North Ridge of Mount Washington
AvalancheCrazy_Pete · Feb 9, 2020 · East Island
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes, cutBlocks, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, windAffected, powder, crusty, hard
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Wind Direction
- SW
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1300
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 20
- Test Failure Depth
- 8
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- variable, newSnow, crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 150
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 35
- Avalanche Character
- looseDry
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2020-02-08T14:30:00
Skiers were not in our party and triggered a slope above us. The prior night the slope had been loaded by wind blown snow, then during the day been further loaded by wind and sun effect.