Large cornice failure
Avalanchepackedpow · Apr 23, 2022 · Brandywine
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, foggy, cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- wet, powder, heavy
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Quick temperature rise mid day under cloudy skies crated heavy snow at all elevations and aspects except polar aspects above 2000m
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 500
- Slab Width
- 60
- Avalanche Size
- 4
- Slab Thickness
- 150
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 60
- Avalanche Character
- corniceWithSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2000
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1600
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2022-04-23T19:30:00.000Z
Found debris pile at end of day, appeared to be natural caused by large cornice release during mid day warming. Most of snowpack striped from steep terrain. Covered large slope area alongside access route.