Cornice avalanche

Quick report

Weather

sunny, cold

Ride Type

convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

We dropped in a bowl, there was a tiny cornice, it did let go and propagated more than expected. The snow was definitely affected by the wind, there was a crust with new snow on it. Just a reminder with strong winds we had and recent snow to watch for cornices formation and slab. We are familiar with the terrain and were expecting it to happen in the higher bowl.