Avalanche

Avalanche: Upper Days

ElliottSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

After checking and double checking and triple checking that there was no one below, I tapped on a big obvious cornice just east of the flagstaff skin track.

The cornice broke easily and intact. The upper part of the slope was steep and rocky and that snow immediately was scoured off. Low on the slope it triggered an adjacent snow field and picked up a descent amount of debris.

It was hard to see around corner but I'd guess the second slope was 20 or 30 feet away. My guess for the combined width was maybe 50'. My best guess was that the crown was 6 or 8". Also was soft.

Not a huge thing I guess but interesting.