Avalanche

Avalanche: Cottonwood Ridgeline

Grant KSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Trigger Type
Hiker
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

This was remotely triggered on our second lap of Two Trees for the day. No cracking had been seen which is why we were on the second lap.

i was walking along the established skinner on the ridge connecting Cardiff and Little Superior when I heard/saw the cornice right next to the skin track fail all the way to the bed surface. I know what the total depth was but it was deep and about 40 feet wide.

No one was below in or around the slide path.