Avalanche

Avalanche: Castle Rock

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Avalanche

Slab Width
244 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

A large crown from a natural hard slab avalanche (of wind drifted snow) was still quite visible across the southern half of the large slope.