Avalanche

Avalanche: Cherry Creek Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
38 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2286 m

From the safety of the ridge my party remotely triggered a slab avalanche on a Northern facing slope that descended toward cherry creek. It fractured first on a wind loaded cornice and propagated in both directions about 30ft.