Avalanche: Dog Lake area 2/21/2012

Observer Name:

Kobernik

Observation Date:

02/21/2012

Occurrence Date:

02/21/2012

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Dog Lake area
Brighton Perimeter
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake

Location Name:

Dog Lake Chutes

Location

40° 35' 6.2952" N, 111° 35' 15.8964" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

9700'

Aspect:

Northeast

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Remotely Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Density Change

Depth (avg):

Depth Range:

4" to

18"

Width:

60'

Width Range:

40' to

125'

Vertical:

350'

General Comments

I triggered numerous avalanches remotely while walking on the ridge above the Dog Lake Chutes. I looked closely at the weak layer which was stellar crystals from Sunday's storm, still preserved under the recent higher density wind blown snow.

Video 1:

General Comments 2

Here is the crown in the middle chute.

General Comments 3

Here's the crown from the north end of the chutes.

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