March 4, 2012, Paradise
3/4/12
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
2910
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Pedestrian journey with family to Paradise. Looked like a fun day out for many. Just wanted to toss up the photo of Narada Face. Didn't see any other slab activity.
Thanks for posting the interesting photo, Charlie. The lighter runnels below the fractures suggest the rain continued a bit after the slides.
Condition report for Tuesday, March 6: That slick, bumpy rain crust in the photo can still be felt at least as high as 6000' under the new snow, which was quite variable (2-12") in ski penetration. A couple inches of new instead of the sun we were expecting made it hard to see the changes coming. The rain crust was very firm at Paradise, breakable at Narada Falls. The temperature stayed cold all day and the new snow seemed well bonded to the crust; we saw no sign of instability on E, W, or S aspects.
Condition report for Tuesday, March 6: That slick, bumpy rain crust in the photo can still be felt at least as high as 6000' under the new snow, which was quite variable (2-12") in ski penetration. A couple inches of new instead of the sun we were expecting made it hard to see the changes coming. The rain crust was very firm at Paradise, breakable at Narada Falls. The temperature stayed cold all day and the new snow seemed well bonded to the crust; we saw no sign of instability on E, W, or S aspects.
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