Avalanche

Avalanche: Reynolds East Face

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Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Slab Thickness
3 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

Cornice fall from the top of ridge above Reynolds Peak East Face resulted in small avalanche. Cornice fall took some of the new snow with it but the avalanche didn’t propagate out side of the reach of the cornice fall and did not step down and incorporate more of the snowpack. No winds slabs on the south-east facing side of the bowl.