Avalanche: Maybird Gulch 12/31/2011

Observer Name: 
Hardesty
Observation Date: 
12/31/2011
Occurrence Date: 
12/31/2011
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Maybird Gulch
Location Name: 
Maybird Cirque
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Location

40° 32' 4.6032" N, 111° 42' 2.5272" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
10700'
and above
Aspect: 
North
Northeast
Northwest
Trigger: 
Natural
Avalanche Type: 
Soft Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets
Depth (avg): 
10"
Width: 
Unknown
Vertical: 
Unknown
General Comments

 All the fracture lines blown in.  Most everything in the upper cirque from the Pfeifferhorn to Redbird Pk had a fracture line.  Likely occurred overnight.  Only one collapse on a wind loaded wind-roll.  Otherwise skiing through thin rain crust with bottomless squares below.  1-2mm rain crust up high,  3cm friable crust down low.  Facets noted beneath mid-elevation crusts...

Photo below of collapse/crack and the upper headwall.  

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