Avalanche: Fred's Birthday Chutes 1/20/2012

Observer Name: 
Primomo, Glew, Gustafson
Observation Date: 
01/20/2012
Occurrence Date: 
01/20/2012
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
Fred's Birthday Chutes
Big Water
Mill Creek Canyon
Salt Lake
Location Name: 
Big Water
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Location

40° 40' 26.9796" N, 111° 39' 0.684" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
8800'
Aspect: 
Northeast
East
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Soft Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets
Depth (avg): 
16"
Width: 
100'
Vertical: 
800'
General Comments

 Bigwater Peak one of the East Face gullies, 8800ft.: SS-ASr-R2-D2. Another remotely triggered slide, maybe 30ft. from crown. Crown about 100ft. wide, ran 800 vertical feet making the noise of a rain stick as it plowed through the alders.

 
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