Avalanche

Avalanche: Ben Lomond Headwall

Derek DeBruin, Cage VigilOgden
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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

Headwall avalanche during the weekend storm (#2 in picture). Likely due to windloading; ran from the ridgeline. This is a repeater from the holiday avalanche cycle. However, both this one and it's neighbor (#1) did not go as completely as the avalanches that occurred during the holiday cycle.