Avalanche: Flagstaff Gully 12/30/2010

Observer Name: 
Brian Muller
Observation Date: 
12/30/2010
Occurrence Date: 
12/30/2010
Occurrence Time: 
1:00pm
Region: 
Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Flagstaff Gully
Location Name: 
Flagstaff
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Location

40° 35' 27.5316" N, 111° 38' 34.8828" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
8900'
Aspect: 
Southeast
South
Slope Angle: 
40
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Soft Slab
Weak Layer: 
Density Change
Depth (avg): 
10"
Width: 
50'
Vertical: 
50'
General Comments

 Today I headed up Pole Line Pass to ski some low angle slopes in the vicinity.  On the way down we found a few gully walls that ended up being good test slopes to see how snow was reacting on steep slopes.  I found a pocket on the first gully wall I tried to be easily triggered when ski cut, and realized it was a good decision to stay on low angle slopes today.  Unfortunately we were not able to ski cut any bigger test slopes today, but this helps show how sensitive this new snow is. 

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