Rummel Lake cornice collapse

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bradstirrett · Mar 11, 2017 · Spray - KLakes

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Weather
windy, warm, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSlab

Cornice collapse above Rummel lake NW aspect cleaned out a number of steep chutes and gained enough mass to cross 2/3 of the lake, stopping 20m from old snowshoe trails in a large debris fan. It also displaced the lake ice up to 3 feet forcing water to overflow the outlet and collapse the outlet snow bridges. Many other much larger cornice induced avalanches in the area up to size 3 similar aspects.