Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 27 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Sympathetic Release
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2804 m
Busy day in the backcountry yesterday! The attached image is of a pair of avalanches on the east face of Reynolds Hill. Even though we weren't too close at the time, I think we sympathetically triggered the cornice closest to us, which thumped the slope hard enough to trigger the slab in the center of the face. It was wind loading significantly, and ran on the dust layer.
Dimensions are estimates.