Avalanche

Avalanche: Scotts Bluff

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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Spotted this slide just below the top of Scott’s Bluff. Appeared to be triggered from a natural cornice drop late last night or this morning. The crown revealed that it slid on facets, there was not much of the October crust in the bed surface, it seemed to have broken down and was barley visible. The slide left a large debris pile in the trees, and the whole face of the slope that didn’t slide was covered in shooting cracks that spiderwebbed everywhere