Cassiope Sub Peak
AvalancheMatt Miller · Mar 8, 2020 · Duffey
Quick report
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, convexSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 300
- Slab Width
- 85
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2.5
- Slab Thickness
- 40
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 37
- Avalanche Character
- corniceWithSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1900
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2020-03-06T12:00:00
Natural avalanche looks like it slide in the recent storm cycle. Heavy wind loading. Looks like a cornice (looker's right of picture) may have triggered storm slab. Fracture propagated across shallow, rocky snow pack. Observed an old size 2 crown line on steep, rocky NE slope of Cassiope. Looks like it released on same cycle.