Collapse and cracking of a 33 degree slope

Collapse and cracking of a 33 degree slope

This slope collapsed with a large "whumph" as we postholed downhill.  It moved  3" but was not steep enough to slide; about 33 degrees steepess.  Approximately 75 feet away a small rollover avalanched with this collapse.  The soft slab broke on a layer of buried surface hoar. Photo: GNFAC
 


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Lionhead Range, 2014-02-10
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