Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: SW face Corn biscuit

Date:
Observer:
Mike Loso
Avalanche Details
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Trigger UnknownRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type0Aspect West Southwest
Elevation 2500ftSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Avalanche Details

The right-most of the glide cracks shown on Cornbiscuit in the 1/31/16 advisory slid sometime recently. I was there today and didn't witness the slide, so can't say exactly when it happened, but based on conversations with other skiers I suspect it may have happened in the last 24 hours. Don't know when the pic posted on the advisory was taken, but it definitely slid since then. We skied under the debris in a hurry, but I would characterize the slide as big and yucky.

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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Gorgeous.

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SW face Cornbiscuit Glide Crack Release photographed 1/31/2016  

Cornbiscuit glide cracks as seen on January 30th (the day before the image above was taken). Photo Credit Holly Brooks.  

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