Avalanche: Cascade Ridge

Observer Name
Chuck
Observation Date
Monday, May 7, 2012
Avalanche Date
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Region
Provo » Cascade Ridge
Location Name or Route
Southeast bowl of Cascade Peak
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Depth
2'
Width
200'
Vertical
900'
Comments

We first saw this slab avi after we reached the ridge from the west. Very graphic looking. Large pile at the bottom and messy on the way down. It wasn't where we wanted to ski, which was good since it broke to the ground. A different wet slab broke to the ground on a similar aspect that we did want to ski though. A third, smaller slab could be seen in the next drainage to the south. These three avi's must have release during the last warmup spell.

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