Seattlest: Major Snowslide at Snoqualmie Summit East

RMH

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:11:38 -0800

Interesting. This is the first I've heard of the term. It makes sense, though.

Jack

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:31:22 -0800

@3 RMH: When I first heard about this from WSDOT, they called it a landslide. Others called it an avalanche. KOMO called it a snowslide--which is probably the most appropriate of the three. I think for it to be an avalanche it would have to have occurred because of two different snow conditions (i.e. heavy, wet snow on top of weak, unstable snow). In this event all of the snow came down.

RMH

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:20:52 -0800

What's the difference between a snowslide and an avalanche?

Weazul

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:45 -0800

oh missed the photos in the actually link..

Weazul

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:05:12 -0800

the photos are amazing... looks like a run might be out of commission http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/3177302991/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/3178478104/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/3178477942/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/3177642935/sizes/l/ king 5 also has a good gallery http://www.king5.com/perl/common/slideshow/sspop.pl?recid=13888&location=www.king5.com