Avalanche: Davenport Hill 11/21/2010

Observer Name:

Brad Carroll

Observation Date:

11/21/2010

Occurrence Date:

11/21/2010

Occurrence Time:

1:30pm

Region:

Davenport Hill
Silver Fork
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake

Location Name:

Davenport Peak North Face under cliff bands dividing West and East Silver Fork

Location

40° 36' 0.4968" N, 111° 37' 19.6464" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

9800'

Aspect:

North

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

New Snow/Old Snow Interface

Depth (avg):

10"

Width:

80'

Vertical:

200'

General Comments

Initiated by skier slope cut. Expected release based on wind loading and heavy grapple cascading off cliff bands. Photo doesn't show detail. Crown propagated from ski cut out into bowl. Nobody caught. Party of four descended slope safely.

Javascript is required to view this map.