Recreational Observation
From pass level to above 5k. Selected a quiet route for a quiet day out, but home again today on this holiday weekend. Traveled with snowshoes for versatility.
May 23, 2020, 1 p.m. PST
Snowpack: ~5cm of new snow above ~4k. Trees were plastered from westerly pass flow during the storm, becoming a steady shower of slush from above through the day. Below the heavy new snow, upper snowpack was wet; perhaps the storm started with rain. New/old bond was poor. I suspect that ski cuts on slopes 35-40 degrees would have produced shallow but heavy loose wet results. Extrapolating upward to higher elevations, the volcanoes may have required careful travel. Boots, snowshoes, and microspikes were all useful at various locations through the day. If we'd been on skis, ski crampons would have been welcome at times. Skiable snow above ~4.2k on shaded slopes, but it is going fast and quality was mediocre. Think schmoo.
Area Description: Snoqualmie Pass
Avalanches: None seen. Beautiful pinwheels to 0.5m.
Observation by Charlie Hagedorn
Did you see any avalanches? No
Did you trigger any avalanches? No
Was anyone caught in an Avalanche? No
Weather: Overcast, clearing slightly in afternoon.