Avalanche: Red Baldy 11/11/2010

Observer Name:

J Harris

Observation Date:

11/13/2010

Occurrence Date:

11/11/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
White Pine Gulch
Red Baldy

Location Name:

Red Baldy NW face

Location

40° 32' 22.4484" N, 111° 40' 21.6408" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10500'

Aspect:

Northwest

Trigger:

Natural

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Depth (avg):

12"

Width:

50'

Vertical:

300'

General Comments

We noted dense debris below the crown of a <12" slab avalanche that looked like it ran on the 11th or early on the 12th from 10500' to 10200'. Nearby soft debris indicated widespread sluffing and it seems likely a sluff originating higher on this NW slope triggered this wind slab.

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