Avalanche

Avalanche: West Monitor

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Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
51 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Actually noted two separate avalanches in West Monitor but could only get photos of this one, due to a ground blizzard. Looked like a cornice calved of naturally and triggered this avalanche, crown was about 20" at the deepest part 50 to 60 feet wide and ran way out on the flats at the bottom, same deal with the other slide I saw. Intense wind loading was the culprit.