Avalanche

Avalanche: Tony Grove-Blind Hollow Saddle

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Quick report

Slope Angle
39°

Avalanche

Slab Width
76 m
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2682 m

Darren is examining the deepest part of the crown (a solid meter deep here).... A 1F hard wind slab failed on facets above the 12-12-2010 rain-crust...

Here is the Theodolite read-out looking down slope from the crown.....

Darren is using the avalanche as a fairly safe route to the ridge. There is not any unstable snow left on this route...

Same general area as a slide last year.

These UAC Logo BD Drifts are 176 cm, a little taller than the crown.