Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 12 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Cornice Fall
- Slab Thickness
- 41 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Cornice Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Cornice
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
While heading out towards Rocky Point and then on to Wolverine I stopped to check out natural cornice failure and additional compact car size cornice formed from stong wind and snow from Saturdays storm. The natural looked like it failed later during the storm or early Sunday from the freshness of the debris. As I carefully approach the overhanging cornice from a safe spot 10 feet away, As I approched my additional weight cause the cornice to fail with a loud snap. It snapped with energy and a large chunk slid down the slope 50' digging a shallow trench. The slope directly below did not fail as you can see with attached photos.