Avalanche
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Trigger Detail
- Cornice Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2926 m
I got a glimpse of this avalanche in upper Alexander Basin, midday on Friday, 3/18, don't know when it ran. We never got closer than a quarter mile. The picture's not great, but you can just make out the crown above the lowest trees. There was a small avalanche (wind slab or cornice?) above the cliff bands and then it broke out big below the cliff bands. My best guess is that the crown was 3-4 feet deep. This, and the other recent avalanches, tell me that the monsters are still lurking, not buried deep enough yet.
Forecaster comments - Believe this terrain has been a repeat offender at least twice before - East Chute area off the north Gobbler's ridge into Alexander - Each by natural cornice fall from above. Both new and old snow avalanches can be seen there from the east.