Avalanche

Avalanche: Honeycomb

BrysonSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

Remote triggered a cornice drip into Homeycomb as we reached the ridge from the Grizzly side in LCC. Sounded like a cannon boom and the ground shook. Crown was 8-10 feet high, but the slide itself looked to be around 4 feet deep and ripped to the ground.