Avalanche

Avalanche: Gardner Fork

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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Start Zone Elevation
3200 m

By mid afternoon some clouds were shading the sun and winds had increased which were cooling the snow. These two things probably prevented more cornices from calving off.

This weekend, I would expect to see more of them breaking as temps will continue to rise.