Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 36°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 6 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 6 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 13 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Cornice
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2987 m
Soft slab just under the cornice, a number of these were seen along the ridge tops, while we only had about 2 to 3 inches of snow, high winds built up the cornices. The winds were strong enough to take out tops of a number of trees just below the ridge. Snow surface was soft powder with still some loose snow available for transport. As I was leaving the south winds were picking up and loading the cornices. The cornices were welded in place and only the new snow would break loose.
Not very dangerous unless found on a repeater, this area was vary stable, could not get ski pole to go down through the layer below the new snow
Old avalanche slide from December, just west of first picture, snow slab in slide path was vary dense not a hazard.
This is a natural slide just East of Kowboy's ride in Huntington cny. Looks like a natural from last week before the new snow.