Cornice

skier trigger cornice failure 20ft away from edge of cornice. Caused a 10ft deep by 20ft long block to fall and started a size 2 avalanche. Potential for the cornice to sweep or suck more snow than what was hanging over the edge as cracking occurred beyond the edge. NW facing Northerly slopes skied well with up to 30cm of light powder with small sluffing

skier trigger cornice failure 20ft away from edge of cornice. Caused a 10ft deep by 20ft long block to fall and started a size 2 avalanche. Potential for the cornice to sweep or suck more snow than what was hanging over the edge as cracking occurred beyond the edge. NW facing. Avalanche size maybe less than 2 based on picture but the terrain it fell in was littered with exposed rocks. Northerly slopes skied well with up to 30cm of light powder with small sluffing