Avalanche

Avalanche: Mt. Naomi Wilderness

David Rosenberg, Ryan ChoiLogan
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
152 m
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

3rd deep slab, break-to-the-ground avalanche we saw today. Cougar Peak, Northeast bowl between the west and middle summits. We viewed from the west ridge of Cherry Peak. Likely cornice triggered. This one I can say definitely slid within the past week as I skied the same Cougar slope last Sunday and there was no slide.