Avalanche

Avalanche: 9851

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Avalanche

Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
213 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Upper AF area in Forest Lake zone just west of Mill Canyon Peak.

Party walking the ridge; thought to be the result of a small cornice fall that sympathetically triggered an avalanche that failed on the ground.