Avalanche

Avalanche: Wedding Ring Ridge

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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Cornice Fall
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

Looks to be just in new snow and the winds from this week. Small sluffs were found on under other cornices in the area also. No other avalanches were seen.

Checking the other areas the East side of the range got between 8 inches of snow to just 5 inches at the miller flat site. The West slopes facing the Fairview canyon had over a foot of settled snow. Only the new snow and and the older surface had not yet bonded well yet. As seen in last weeks snow pits could not see any big problems with the older snow and failures with extended column tests.