Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 34°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 457 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 244 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 244 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Cornice Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3018 m
This avalanche in S Monitor also seemed to be triggered this morning by a natural cornice drop, the slide according to google maps was about 2/3 of a mile wide with the deepest part of the crown being around 9 feet high. The slide was a hard slab that pulled out to the ground on facets or depth hoar, removing the whole seasons snow pack and leaving only rocks and brush in the bed surface, with hard debris chunks as big as a small car.