Avalanche: Alta Periphery 4/20/2011

Observer Name:

Bruce

Observation Date:

04/21/2011

Occurrence Date:

04/20/2011

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Alta Periphery

Location Name:

Rocky Point, Wolverine Cirque

Location

40° 34' 47.244" N, 111° 35' 54.2112" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10200'

Aspect:

East

Trigger:

Natural

Depth (avg):

unknown

Width:

Unknown

Vertical:

Unknown

General Comments

Rocky Point had several natural slides 50-150 feet wide running to the bottom. Heavy wind loading. Cornices have "moved" East 10-15 feet since Friday 4/15. Wolverine Cirque similar cornice growth with large natural on East facing that looked several hundred feet wide and ran full length. Wind was severe after 2 pm at high elevation.

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