Avalanche: Stupid Chute 12/25/2010

Observer Name:

annon

Observation Date:

12/25/2010

Occurrence Date:

12/25/2010

Occurrence Time:

7:00am

Region:

Stupid Chute
Wolverine Peak
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake

Location Name:

Brighton stupid chute (saddle between Millicent and wolverine)

Location

40° 35' 21.0804" N, 111° 35' 58.6896" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10000'

and below

Aspect:

North

Trigger:

Skier

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Density Change

Depth (avg):

unknown

Width:

Unknown

Vertical:

450'

People Involved

Caught:

Carried:

General Comments

Merry Christmas to me! After getting human factored caught and carried for the first time (300 feet or so) i only lost my poles! Clearly I shouldn't have taken a shortcut up Wolverine given that moderate winds were actively changing yesterday's snow. Boy do I feel stupid...

(Photo by Craig Gordon, who was in the area later in the day. Note the ridgeline wind drifting)

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