10420 Slide

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11-19-2006, 06:01 PM
cololi

10420 Slide

First hand account of avie on 10420 from 11/18:

A group of 5 of us were skinning up theridge, myself and one other were up on the ridge while the other 3 were skinning up on the side of a small bowl in the trees. A very loud crack started fom the ridge line and travelled down the slope, fracturing the bowl at a depth of 18-24 inches and about 100 feet wide. I personally felt a collapse of a bout 6 inches while on the ridge. A shooting crack went into the trees and followed our skin track.

We intentionally triggered a similar slide just to the east of the above.

Bottom line is be careful out there. The shallow pack is no bueno for just the lack of coverage.
11-19-2006, 09:21 PM
SLAYER

Was it the bowl northeast of the ridgeline that slid? Glad all are ok.
11-20-2006, 09:08 AM
cololi

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Originally Posted by SLAYER

Was it the bowl northeast of the ridgeline that slid? Glad all are ok.

No. It was along west ridge line at an elevation off about 9600 feet. This area is only about a 1/4 mile from the gate and south of the gaurd road.
11-26-2006, 11:20 PM
powstash

Quote:

Originally Posted by cololi

No. It was along west ridge line at an elevation off about 9600 feet. This area is only about a 1/4 mile from the gate and south of the gaurd road.

Let me guess, right after the ridge flattens out where it's extra steep on the N facing side of the ridge? I remember my first time along that ridge wanting to drop in all along there but just couldn't shake the ill feeling I had and we aborted.