Avalanche

Avalanche: Scotts Peak

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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
305 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
213 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
137 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Came across this avalanche this afternoon, not a whole lot of snow on the bed surface, and between the heavy snowfall and massive wind loading I’d say it happened this morning from a natural cornice drop, their getting massive on the ridge lines. The crown ran from the top of Scott’s Peak across the whole NE facing then propagated across Radar Love Bowl and finally stopped on the SE facing, at least 1000ft wide. The slide pulled out on depth hoar of facets at the ground interface, a lot of this slope has avalanched at least once this year but no where near this big and connected.