Avalanche

Avalanche: Grandfather Cornice

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Avalanche

Slab Width
183 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
137 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
36 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

This is 2 different slides by two different groups of riders. The one under the large cornice happened first. Another group came in shortly after and triggered the second one above the rocky area.