Avalanche

Avalanche: Monitors

Jim M.Salt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Cornice Fall
Slab Thickness
38 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Noticed this in South Monitor today. We were in the area late yesterday afternoon and we're pretty certain it was not there. Thinking the howling west winds formed a cornice that dropped overnight. It gouged into rotten snow below 5-6 inches of our latest storm and went to the ground.