View of avalanche from near terminus of the historic avalanche path. The toe of this avalanche is located within the trees at lower-mid-center of picture.
Looking at crown. 1 rider was caught in middle of path below rock band, knocked off his sled and uninjured - partially buried. 2nd rider was caught in the area at extreme lower right corner of picture.
Pit profile from January 3, 2012, 2 days after the accident. Shows a mostly faceted base layer with a stronger slab above it. Profile is adjacent to area where rider was caught.