Avalanche

Avalanche: Main Porter

Hardesty, Wilson, PattersonSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Viewed from Gobbler's; details a guess. Looked as if a piece of cornice or perhaps more likely a small sluff triggered the small pocket.