Avalanche: Bear Trap 1/24/2010

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 6:59am
Submitted by Drew
Observer Name: 
Anonymous
Observation Date: 
01/24/2010
Occurrence Date: 
01/24/2010
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
Bear Trap
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
9500'
Aspect: 
West
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Hard Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets
Depth (avg): 
3'
4'
Width: 
200'
Vertical: 
Unknown
People Involved
Caught: 
1
Carried: 
1
Partly Buried: 
1
General Comments

Big cottonwod, Beartrap, west facing, 9450 ft.  soft slab, crossloaded, remote/unintentional skiier trigger.
broke out up to

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