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Snow Cornice Cutting 5
Bombs away without explosives, without a knotted rope, with just the BackcountryBomb tool...
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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2009
Snow Cornice Cutting 4
Dropping the snow cornice or "backcountry bomb", it's picking up some speed now.
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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2009
Snow Cornice Cutting 3
This large, dense snow cornice (approx. 5 cubic meters) begins to trundle down the slope.
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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2009
Snow Cornice Cutting 2
After cutting with the BackcountryBomb tool for about 20 seconds, this large snow cornice gives way and drops onto the slope below.
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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2009
Snow Cornice Cutting 1
Snow cornice cutting photos, a sequence of 5 images. A large snow cornice being cut...
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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2009
Cut cornice plane
Cutting cornices with the BackcountryBomb Tool
This snow cornice test started a large slide. This is why we cut cornices in the backcountry.
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Uploaded on May 17, 2009
Cutting a cornice
Performing the "cornice test", a backcountry avalanche assessment test.
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Uploaded on May 17, 2009
Backcountry Bomb
Cornice Roll
The original Backcountry Bomb
Cornice cut and ski
Cornice cut next to big crown
We cut this cornice to test the stability and after skiing it we noticed a large slab that released during the last storm cycle.
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Uploaded on May 17, 2009
Cornice cut with the BackcountryBomb Tool.
