A snowboarder triggered a small thin wind slab avalanche on Tuckerman Ravine’s Chicken Rock Gully the day after 12 inches of fresh snow was recorded on Mount Washington’s summit. The Mount Washington Avalanche Center is not currently providing avalanche danger forecasts and urges the public to rely on their own assessments at this time:
“It’s avalanche season! Even small avalanches can have big consequences, especially in the early season. Exposed rocks, ice, trees, and terrain traps can compound the risk of triggering an avalanche. MWAC is still weeks away from providing a daily forecast. Always be prepared to make your own snowpack assessments and decisions during the entire season but especially now, as less public avalanche information is available.”
The terrain where the avalanche was triggers is relatively low-angle and the debris slowed down while the snowboarder continued riding. The snowboarder was not caught, carried, or buried.