Avalanche

Avalanche: Rocky Point

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Avalanche

Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Trigger Detail
Repeater
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

Two pockets seen on N facing Rocky Point. These are repeaters. FORECASTER NOTE: It appears these pockets were triggered by skiers on top of the slope. It sounds as if this sympathetically triggered another massive avalanche on Sunset Peak which is just adjacent and to the east of Rocky Point.