Valanga

Avalanche: Mineral Fork

Joe LohrSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

We noticed this slide from cardiac ridge at mid ivory. Another tourer who spent the night on the ridge said cornice fall had triggered the slide that morning when the sun hit the cornice.