Cracking and Collapsing

Cracking and Collapsing

At the ridgetopp near Hebgen Lake, about a few hundred feet above our snowpit where we got ECTP20, Eric got a large collapse and cracks.  In this zone the near surface facets about 1.5 feet under the surface are propagating fractures. Photo: GNFAC


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Southern Madison, 2012-02-27
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