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.