Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Sean DraineObservation Date:
December 27, 2021Submitted:
December 28, 2021Zone or Region:
West SouthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Crystal Backcountry (Bullion Basin area)Triggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
OtherSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
6000Aspect:
EComments:
Cornice dropSigns of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Accidentally cut loose a large (D2) cornice on Crown Point ridge, which entrained dry loose snow and ran all the way to the bottom of the slope. The cornice bomb did not trigger any other snow movement besides the snow in its path.