Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 107 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Cornice Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2926 m
Spinning laps near V-Tree and White Cliffs Bowl and noticed this natural pocket on my exit. I suspect this piece of snow was cornice triggered on 2/12. As you might've guessed... snowpack in steep, rocky terrain in this area is extremely fragile. Though the January drought layer is the culprit, I think many slopes with these characteristics avalanched significantly during the New Year's cycle, leaving a shallow, weak pack in its wake.
Of note... this area was also the scene of a very tragic avalanche accident.