Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Ryan MorrisonObservation Date:
November 10, 2021Submitted:
November 11, 2021Zone or Region:
East NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Blue lake colObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
OtherSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
7500ftAspect:
NComments:
Around 11am 11/10/2021 a young man boot packed to the top of blue lake col then headed right along the edge of the cornice. He was too close to the edge and fell through. After talking with him after heading up that way later in the day he told us the story and we saw the 6 inche wind slab that broke after the cornice released. Some of the snow ripped to the rocks where he slid through. Somehow he managed to stop before getting pulled to the lower half of the snow with car sized cornice chunks. Decent sized slide that maybe could have buried him but he was sure lucky to not get hit by the cornice chunks. The cornices are building and his complacency led to a scary situation. I didn’t get a photo from below but I attached a photo of his track that fell through the cornice.Signs of Unstable Snow
Observations
Around 11am 11/10/2021 a young man boot packed to the top of blue lake col then headed right along the edge of the cornice. He was too close to the edge and fell through. After talking with him after heading up that way later in the day he told us the story and we saw the 6 inche wind slab that broke after the cornice released. Some of the snow ripped to the rocks where he slid through. Somehow he managed to stop before getting pulled to the lower half of the snow with car sized cornice chunks. Decent sized slide that maybe could have buried him but he was sure lucky to not get hit by the cornice chunks. The cornices are building and his complacency led to a scary situation. I didn’t get a photo from below but I attached a photo of his track that fell through the cornice.
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