Observer Name
steve cote
Observation Date
Friday, November 22, 2013
Avalanche Date
Friday, November 22, 2013
Region
Skyline » Huntington Canyon » Left Fork Huntington Canyon » Wedding Ring Ridge
Location Name or Route
wedding ring
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
14"
Width
125'
Vertical
60'
Comments
Wind blowing around 25 out of the East, not loading from the South as is normal for this cornice. Snow pit in the area and same aspect had 10 inches of new wind packed powder, over 10 inches of loose faceted snow over the 4 inches of October snow which was frozen hard. The first ECT broke at the at the faceted layer when the back cut was finished, the second an ECT 6 at ground level.
Comments
There was a thin melt freeze crust between the old and new snow. As you can see in the below photo, was a Q1 on the melt freeze crust.
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