Avalanche: Claytons 12/26/2011

Observer Name:

Hayden Wyatt

Observation Date:

12/26/2011

Occurrence Date:

12/26/2011

Occurrence Time:

1:30pm

Region:

Claytons
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake

Location Name:

East face of Clayton Peak

Location

40° 35' 35.3472" N, 111° 33' 35.9352" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10200'

Aspect:

Northeast

East

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Intentionally Triggered

Remotely Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets

Depth (avg):

Width:

20'

Vertical:

175'

General Comments

Slide remotely triggered from a short distance. Broke about 8" deep, then gouged deeper as it went down the slopes, entraining more snow. Both slab and weak layer were fist hardness.

General Comments 2

Looking down the slide path - note rocks in middle. While debris may not have been deep enough to bury a person, a ride across the rocks would have been bad.

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