Cornice

geoffgelliot, Monday 12th April, 2021 4:10PM

<p>skier trigger cornice failure 20ft away from edge of cornice. Caused a 10ft deep by 20ft long block to fall and started a size 2 avalanche. Potential for the cornice to sweep or suck more snow than what was hanging over the edge as cracking occurred beyond the edge. NW facing Northerly slopes skied well with up to 30cm of light powder with small sluffing</p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Steep slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Sunny slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Snow Conditions

Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Cold, Sunny, Windy.

Location: 52.18035000 -117.14286000