Avalanche: Days Headwall 2/22/2010

Observer Name:

Chester Frantz

Observation Date:

02/22/2010

Occurrence Date:

02/22/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Salt Lake
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Days Fork
Days Headwall

Location

40° 35' 59.19" N, 111° 38' 22.5852" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10200'

Aspect:

North

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Remotely Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets

Depth (avg):

18"

Width:

80'

Vertical:

Unknown

General Comments

2 avalanches around days headwall, 1 with pic remotely triggered by what appeared to be skier to skiers left of slide. other slide was east of pic,above cliffband, also remotely triggered. did not see either yesterday, no new snow on top, suspect it went this morning. both were similar, elevation 10,200 angle est 40 soft slab 1.5ft by 70 ft.

cracking noted
15 knots north

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