Avalanche

Hairpin valley

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Quick report

Cracking
isolated

At 7200ft, SW aspect, quick hand pit found a stout crust about 50 cm down. Isolating a column and doing a quick hand shear showed a very resistant, but planar result.

Avalanche

12" slab, 6800ft, SE aspect, skiing across a steep slope second skier triggered slab below ski track, progressively cracked as skier moved forward.