For some reason I got the urge to watch some cornice cutting videos, mostly because I’ve never done a backcountry cornice cut to test for stability or to intentionally get a slope to release outside of avy 1. These aren’t how-tos or whys, these are merely vids to simple admire the results.
Castle Peak, CA. Note the sympathetic release to the viewers left. Given their reactions I’m assuming they weren’t expecting quite what they got.
Jackson Hole, WY. Seems like an odd technique to get it to release IMO, especially since it ended up fracturing two or three feet behind the skier.
This one runs a bit
