Purcell natural cornice failures

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Purcell natural cornice failures

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Convex slopes
  • Cut blocks
  • Mellow slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cold
  • Sunny
  • Windy
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Comments

Had a nice alpine tour in the Purcells today with sunny skys. Notable large natural cornice failures in alpine that looked to be within 24hrs. Northern cornice failure at 2400m pulled large slab up to 1m depth equaled large deep debris field.