Avalanche: Emma Ridges 12/19/2010

Observer Name:

Dave & Andrew

Observation Date:

12/19/2010

Occurrence Date:

12/19/2010

Occurrence Time:

12:30pm

Region:

Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Emma Ridges

Location Name:

Flagstaff-Davenport

Location

40° 35' 42.9" N, 111° 38' 4.4484" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

Unknown

Aspect:

South

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Avalanche Type:

Wet Slab

Weak Layer:

New Snow/Old Snow Interface

Depth (avg):

12"

Width:

60'

Vertical:

150'

General Comments

Sympathetic trigger from about 60 feet away. Nobody caught. Not long afterwards we started seeing many long, deep, big cracks forming all around us. We got down as quickly / safely as possible.

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