Avalanche

Avalanche: Caribou Basin

BSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
53 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Sometime during the daytime heating event on the 17th this wide cornice likely released. Most of the cornice broke apart upon descent. The entire cornice did not release. Riding was still acceptable in dry dense powder on the due North aspect rider's right of the bowl that slide.