Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 42°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 12 m
- Weak Layer
- Wet grains
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 610 m
- Avalanche Type
- Dry Loose
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Cornice Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3353 m
Skinning up west side of Obelisk, party of four heard then saw massive avalanche coming down Dresden Face. After paying our respects to the power of nature. We observed that up near the ridge it looked like vertical lines in snow, then opened a crown then the slide path. We presumed warming on the ridge loosened a cornice and the cornice took a lot of new snow for a ride.
This occurred 3 times while we were skinning up. First was the video (see below), second was over more towards Montgomery (not as big or long) and then again 100 feet lookers right to the first one off Dresden (at least the size of the first slide, maybe bigger; ran just as far)
First Photo is smallest slide by Montgomery Second Photo is third and probably largest slide we saw, off of Dresden Face Video is first slide off Dresden, got my phone out and started video with it already half way down