Cornice Triggered Avalanche Buck Ridge

Buck Ridge
Northern Madison
Code
SS-NC-R1-D1-O
Elevation
8500
Aspect
N
Latitude
45.17190
Longitude
-111.38000
Notes

Cornice dropped in Slats and propagated slab at a weak layer of facets around 70cm height from ground. Dug a snow pit of 140cm and got etc results on the same layer ECTP26 stubborn but holds a large consequence.

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Cornice fall
R size
1
D size
1
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
70.0 centimeters
Weak Layer Grain type
Faceted Crystals
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year