Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 50°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- Depth Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Trigger Detail
- Cornice Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
Watched a natural cornice fall initiate a shallow slab on a steep, unsupported slope. The pocket broke to the ground, generating a good amount of debris... more the exception than the rule.