Avalanche: Dry Fork 1/9/2012

Observer Name:

Brant Moles

Observation Date:

01/10/2012

Occurrence Date:

01/09/2012

Occurrence Time:

Afternoon

Region:

Salt Lake
American Fork
Dry Fork

Location Name:

Dry Fork

Location

40° 34' 27.6348" N, 111° 36' 1.8648" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10000'

Aspect:

East

Southeast

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Intentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

New Snow/Old Snow Interface

Depth (avg):

14"

Width:

40'

Vertical:

500'

General Comments

I was planning on this one going in Dry Fork yesterday. I ski cut this pocket with speed. A wind slab 2ft deep at the top but with a broken crown. It started slow and gauged into the lower pack and ran out the bottom. Some big chunks at the end but the debris was not to deep. It cracked out to skiers left at least 50 ft. but didn't move. I jumped on it with no results. Be safe out there.

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