Observer Name
Norm Goltra
Observation Date
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Region
Logan » Logan River » Tony Grove » Cornice Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cornice Ridge, Main Bowl
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
1,500'
Vertical
800'
Comments
Photo and news of this very large natural avalanche was texted to us on Christmas Day by Norm Goltra, who was spending the Holiday in the Bunchgrass Yurt. A natural avalanche that occurred during a windy early morning storm front on Christmas Eve Cornice Ridge is a popular slope for sledding, but the shallow snow cover this season has kept people from being able to access it, and like most other large avalanche paths in the region it has been mostly untracked so far.
Thanks to this information, I was able to get up to the site on Boxing Day. Video and my photos are from 12-26-2013.
Comments
Difficult to describe the scope of this in words so here's a selection of photos.
Video
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