Avalanche

Avalanche: Wedding Ring Ridge

Darce Trotter/ Steve CoteSkyline
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
18 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

This occurred sometime after Steves Ob and report of activity that was 1000' north of this location and we found it interesting because we dug a snowpit there on our second field day last year, i will include the video of that along with a pic from today, keep in mind, the video was from last year and conditions were completely different, in fact, we have never seem much activity here in the past

test pic of surface hoar from sheltered area today

Big Drift is not so drifty so far this year, East winds raked most the snow away

this is a video of the area of activity, but was taken last year