Cornice failure on Cheops
Quick reportskieur · Mar 30, 2024 · Glacier
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Wind Direction
- S
- Precipitation Type
- none
Steady temps, no solar input.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Avalanche Character
- corniceOnly
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-03-30T06:40:00.000Z
Cornice failed while bootpacking Cheops ridge about 100 m before the entrance for the shelf. Failed on pole plant and propagated 30 m (15 on either side of the pole plant). Other cracks propagated on the other side of the uptrack. The group felt a whoumpf. Cornice size was 30x1.5x1 m. Belayed a group member to the edge of the ridge. No slab triggered by cornice.