Avalanche

Avalanche: Castle Rock

Phatty 3/23/2011, Toby 3/24/2011Logan
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
244 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Came down sometime on the night of March 22. Probably one of the biggest Avy's I have ever seen. I have photos on camera but no time to post them. The crown is ridiculously large. Would hate to think that other slopes can go this big. Look like it failed on the rain layer, probably 8-9 feet of snow loaded on top of it on this slope, more in spots for sure. Worth heading in and checking it out.

Phatty

Toby 3-24-2011

I went in for a look.... Quite an impressive deep slab avalanche