Snow cornice Snow cornice A snow cornice or simply cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is an overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies. They form by wind blowing snow over sharp terrain breaks (e.g. the crest of the mountain) where it attaches and builds out horizontally. This build-up is most common on the steeper and leeward sides of mountains. Cornices are extremely dangerous and travelling above or below them should be avoided. When a cornice "collapses", it breaks in from the cornice to the top of the peak;
Snow King Mountain under Snow King Resort, with Manuel Lopez as general manager. In 1978, the Alpine Slide was installed to bring in summer tourists. In September 2012, the Snow King Hotel and Grand View Lodge properties were sold to JMI Equity, leaving the Town Hill as its own business entity. In the summer of 2015, Doppelmayr built the new Rafferty fixed-grip quad chairlift. Snow King Mountain Snow King Mountain Resort is a ski area and summertime activity center in the western United States, located in Jackson, Wyoming. Also called The King, it is Jackson's original ski hill, founded in 1939 and located