Avalanche

Avalanche: Big Drift/Skyline Summit

Kobernik/KendallSkyline
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Avalanche

Slab Width
38 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

There were a number of pockets that released along the Skyline Summit on Sunday. They all broke down to the old snow surface which consisists of faceted snow. They ranged from 50 to 125 feet wide and ran 50 to 200 feet vertical. A couple were natural and a couple were triggered from snowplows.

Natural pockets.

Snowplow triggered.