Avalanche

Avalanche: Cardiac Ridge

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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3322 m

Saw this slide on Cardiac Ridge today, seemed to be new snow only but ended up making a good debris pile at the bottom. I could see a shallow crown up in the top of the chute, it was most likely a wind slab that pulled out naturally during the storm and ran long and fast on the slick melt freeze crust that formed Friday on the E facing. There was allot of sluffing on the ridge and bowl but this was the only one with a crown.