Avalanches
Glide avalanches
This avalanche problem releases at the ground and needs a smooth surface in order to release.
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This avalanche problem releases at the ground and needs a smooth surface in order to release. Often a crack will open through the snowpack and all the way down to the ground (glide crack) a little while before the avalanche releases.
Glide cracks open ahead of glide avalanches. Photo: Varsom