Avalanche

Avalanche: Big Drift/Skyline Summit

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Avalanche

Slab Width
122 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
76 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

This is one of only a few avalanches I've seen recently that was just a wind loaded cornice fall not involving old weak snow near the ground.