Avalanche: Salt Lake 4/1/2010

Observer Name:

Ian Havlick, Wendy Wagner

Observation Date:

04/01/2010

Occurrence Date:

04/01/2010

Occurrence Time:

5:30pm

Region:

Salt Lake

Location Name:

NE Shoulder Kessler

Location

40° 37' 43.7016" N, 111° 39' 55.53" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

9800'

and below

Aspect:

Northeast

and steeper

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Remotely Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

New Snow/Old Snow Interface

Depth (avg):

18"

Width:

50'

Vertical:

1000'

Snow Profile

Snow Profile Comments:

Density Inversion 1-2cm above dust layer/old MFcr. Other similar test slopes with similar wind effect/deposition equally reactive at similar elevations.

General Comments

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