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| Thanks to Darren Saul for contributing these images of a ski cut on the NE aspect of Vantage Peak in the Duffy Lake Region. The size 2 avalanche propagated from rock to rock, was 25 cm at the crown, the 30 by 50 meter slab ran about 300 meters. |
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| Slab in motion |
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| Shot of run out zone |
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| Looking up the slide path |
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| Toe of the avalanche. Forecasters have been talking about isolated wind slabs, here is a classic example. Luckily the party was very experienced, recognised the hazard and could perform an effective ski cut. Less experienced tourers may have been caught in the slide and with the amount of rocks evident in the slide path it would not have been pretty. As discussed in a previous post, once these pockets receive more load from the new snow arriving there will be many more of these events. Click here for the updated hazard rating: Avalanche Danger Advisory |
