Valanga

Avalanche: Castle Rock

Toby WeedLogan
Vedi sulla mappa

Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

The large dry loose avalanche may have pulled out a shallow soft slab as it widened out and ran down the sustained slope.... Looks like a small cornice-fall probably triggered it.... There were many other smaller loose avalanches or sluffs in the area....