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Avalanche: Lake Desolation 3/7/2010

Observer Name:

Willis Richardson

Observation Date:

03/09/2010

Occurrence Date:

03/07/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Lake Desolation
Mill D North
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake

Location

40° 39' 18.6588" N, 111° 36' 35.7696" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

9600'

Aspect:

North

and steeper

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Depth (avg):

unknown

Width:

Unknown

Vertical:

Unknown

General Comments

Knife Edge directly from Square Top facing north

Soft Slab. The avalanche has a track into it from the top and showed and exit at the bottom. I took the pictures from Square Top looking at the avalanche. I was told by another skier it happened earlier in the day but he did not have a camera.

General Comments 2

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