Observation Date:
December 20, 2020
Submitted:
December 20, 2020
Zone or Region:
Brundage Out of Bounds
Activity:
Skiing/Snowboarding
Location:
East side of the ridge between brundage and sargent
Did you trigger any avalanches?
Yes
Was it intentional?
No
Avalanche Type:
Hard Slab
Size:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a person
Elevation:
7750
Aspect:
E
Comments:
Cornice broke off, about 3-4 feet depth at the top, as the slide went down it lessened to about a foot deep
Did you see shooting cracks?
Yes, Widespread
Did you experience collapsing or whumpfing?
Yes, Widespread
I knew it was unstable but I did a fair bit of tests and stomping before I went down, according to strava the angle was 30°