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carlb328 Member
Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 327 | TRs | Pics Location: Yakima, WA |
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Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:28 am
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9495 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:01 pm
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Very sad -- fwiw here is a link to the NWAC forecast for that region for that day
https://nwac.us/avalanche-forecast/#/east-slopes-central/95935
Quote: | THE BOTTOM LINE
Dangerous conditions continue as significant snowfall and wind have added a heavy load and stressed older layers of weak snow. Stay far away from and well out from under wind-loaded, open terrain 35 degrees and steeper. Consider avoiding avalanche terrain at upper elevations where you can trigger very large and destructive avalanches that could break widely across slopes.
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The new snow and strong wind will increase the chances for triggering avalanches 3ft to 4ft deep. Persistent slabs can propagate widely across terrain features and can result in very large and deadly avalanches. Stay well out from under any large open slopes steeper than 30 degrees, as they can be triggered from a long distance away or from below. Be alert to signs of instability such as shooting cracks, and whumphing collapses.
Recent observations continue to indicate that large slab avalanches can release on a crust from mid-January. These have occurred mainly on Northwest to Southeast aspects above 5,500ft. The Salmon la Sac, Icicle, and other areas on the southwestern edge of the zone could be favored for snowfall and could hold dangerous conditions on Sunday. While slabs are thinner and the danger may be less elevated in the Wenatchee Mountains, the avalanches will be similar. When the snowpack is this complex, keep your terrain choices simple.
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Strong winds will continue to transport the snow in open and wind-exposed terrain. Feel for wind stiffened or hollow sounding snow as you enter open terrain, and change aspects. Any avalanche in the new snow could step down to deeper weaker layers and result in a very large and deadly avalanche above 5,000ft. Consider the terrain you're connected to and avoid steep, open wind loaded slopes. Stay alert to indicators of wind slab such as heavy snow drifting, shooting cracks and whumphing collapses. Small soft slab avalanches are possible on steep, sheltered slopes where more than 8" of new snow falls.
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 7216 | TRs | Pics Location: Stuck in the middle |
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Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:50 pm
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Short NWAC video about the Knox Creek avalanche
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Pyrites Member
Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Posts: 1880 | TRs | Pics Location: South Sound |
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Pyrites
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Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:02 am
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Wow.
Keep Calm and Carry On?
Heck No.
Stay Excited and Get Outside!
Keep Calm and Carry On?
Heck No.
Stay Excited and Get Outside!
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Chief Joseph Member
Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 7676 | TRs | Pics Location: Verlot-Priest Lake |
I saw this on a few news casts on Spokane TV stations, but strangely they did not mention that he was snowmobiling. RIP.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
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Kat Turtle Hiker
Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 2560 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:19 am
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NWAC video indicates he had a fully inflated airbag pack and was still fully buried 4' under. They were riding snowbikes. Condolences to the family.
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Schenk Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
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Schenk
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Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:04 pm
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RIP Trooper
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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