Avalanche: Kessler Peak 3/11/2011

Observer Name:

Bryan

Observation Date:

03/11/2011

Occurrence Date:

03/11/2011

Occurrence Time:

4:00pm

Region:

Salt Lake
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Kessler Peak

Location Name:

?kessler peak Slide path.

Location

40° 38' 24.738" N, 111° 40' 35.6988" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

7200'

Aspect:

Northwest

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Avalanche Type:

Wet Slab

Depth (avg):

Width:

10'

Vertical:

350'

General Comments

Knew areA was dangerous from sun/wet.wooded area ended and Slab broke in multiple small sections but ran further then expected. Only danger would have been people downhill.

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