Avalanche

Avalanche: Thunder Ridge

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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3322 m

while walking along thunder ridge today, a SE facing cornice (4 ft long) fall triggered a D1 soft slab avalanche (~3-4 inches deep, ~100 ft wide) that ran ~400 feet down the SE face of the ridge. the cornice drop was unintentional and attributed to stress on the cornice from a pole plant.