Avalanche: north ridge 4/3/2010

Observer Name:

Scott

Observation Date:

04/03/2010

Occurrence Date:

04/03/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Salt Lake
Mill Creek Canyon
Little Water
north ridge

Location

40° 40' 21.4392" N, 111° 37' 40.1916" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

Unknown

and steeper

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Weak Layer:

Density Change

Depth (avg):

12"

Width:

200'

Vertical:

500'

General Comments

We were working our way down the ridge that runs North from Little Water Peak in Millcreek.

Partly cloudy, temps in the 20's, gusty ridge top winds from the Northwest.

Released a hard slab slide on a 32 to 34 degree slope as I skied across a small but wind crusted cornice. The slide broke out about 200 feet wide and ran about 500 feet with a 12 inch fracture. I did not take a ride as the slide broke just below my skis as I was going across the slope.
The snow cracked below my skis

It appears that the wind crusted cornice I skied across was probably from yesterday and last nights winds.

I wasn't necessarily ski cutting the slope but I was staying away from the main slope so I could check it out since it was difficult to see from above.

General Comments 2

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