windslabs on facets

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Dylan Zoratti · Feb 24, 2021 · Crowsnest South

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Sz. 2 remote trigger from 10m away whilst skiing ridge @ 1950m, SE aspect, windloaded convexity, 30m wide. sympathetic triggered adjacent pocket @ 1850m. These varied from 50-80cm deep, entraining snow the debris ran for 600m into the upper runout. SSL on HSL on facets on crust. NW start zone produced no results to ski cuts. Large settlements on isolated drifts on a previously scoured W aspect. Solar radiation creating moist snow on all solar aspects.