Avalanche

Avalanche: Diving Board

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Avalanche

Slab Width
14 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Glide
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Gliding Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

While walking up Bonkers I heard a super loud crack and witnessed a glide avalanche come off the rock slab skiers right of the Diving Board. The location of the slide is a usual suspect when it comes to glide avalanches, it’s located right above the small tree line that many people use to put in a skin trail to the Diving Board. I think there is some thermal activity in the rocks in this area and that’s why this rock slab sheads snow all season long.