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Small size 1 triggered by purposefully breaking a cornice

Published
Jan 3rd, 2022 3:15 PM
lee.a.s.britton
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

49.378181, -122.944504

Quick Observation

We triggered a size 1 avalanche (on purpose) on a small isolated slope by breaking a cornice. The cornice broke easily with only one firm jump, the block that broke from the cornice was about 2 m long and 75 m tall. The Avalanche ran out 50 to 60 m and laterally propagated about 100 m and ran out into a small plateau. The Crown was approximately 0.5 m thick. The slope varied between ~32 to 42°.