Avalanche

Avalanche: South Monitor Bowl

ChrisSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
21 m
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Nothing too notable, we were walking along the ridge trying to get a peek at the cornice at the top of South Monitor this morning. Right as I approached a low point I thought I heard a collapse. It took me a minute to notice that 50' in front of me, on the slope below the cornice, a small pocket had ripped out. Only 3" deep and 50' wide, we watched it sift through the trees.