Valanga

Avalanche: Big Drift/Skyline Summit

Stan Torgersen and Evan MathesonSkyline
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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Avalanche Type
Cornice Fall
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

This was a cornice collapse. Some of the chunks of snow in the attached picture were the size of an RV. There were tracks leading to the avalanche field and some evidence of jumping off nearby cornices. Please consider the risks!