Pictures of two cornice triggered avalanches way up the South Cottonwood drainage that was viewed from Alex Lowe. Looks to be in the recent days, around 9,000 feet North facing. Photo: S Lipsteuer
A massive cornice had cracked and was slowly making its way towards falling down. Cornice was around 50 feet long, and largely overhanging. Photo: S Lipsteuer
A massive cornice that has cracked and is slowly making its way towards falling down. Cornice was around 50 feet long, and largely overhanging. On the standard ascent of the East Ridge of Alex Lowe, the skin track usually travels below this cornice while ascending to the ridge. Photo S Lipsteuer
Natural point release avalanche observed from the YC. Occurred out of bounds on the South side of Pioneer Mountain.
Natural point release avalanche observed from the YC. Occurred out of bounds on the South side of Pioneer Mountain. Photo: YC Ski Patrol
Observed multiple wet loose slides naturally triggering and running on south facing slopes beyond bradleys and on the south facing aspects of hourglass chute.
Observed multiple wet loose slides naturally triggering and running on south facing slopes beyond bradleys and on the south facing aspects of hourglass chute.
Observed multiple wet loose slides naturally triggering and running on south facing slopes beyond bradleys and on the south facing aspects of hourglass chute. Photo: T McGarry
Kicked off a wind slab avalanche 25ft wide on the west ridge of beehive basin. The wind slab was around 8-10ft deep and the debris slid almost to the flat a few hundred feet down the slope. The slide occurred around 9100ft on the east aspect. Neither me nor my partner were carried or caught in the slide.
The windslab that broke off was about 8-10 feet tall. It was mostly a huge section of a cornice that broke and the slope it fell down onto seemed to propagate a few inches down as well. The majority of the debris was from the cornice.
