Avalanche: Short Swing 1/22/2012

Observer Name: 
Ed F
Observation Date: 
01/23/2012
Occurrence Date: 
01/22/2012
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
Salt Lake
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Mill D North
Short Swing
Location Name: 
North slope of the top of Short Swing
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Location

40° 38' 57.0012" N, 111° 37' 22.5804" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
9200'
Aspect: 
North
Slope Angle: 
35
Trigger: 
Natural
Depth (avg): 
unknown
Width: 
Unknown
Vertical: 
Unknown
General Comments

I didn't get close to this one for obvious reasons so I don't have any hard numbers, but I'm fairly certain it slid naturally at some point after the storm. I got a couple of photos from the ridgetop that turned out pretty well despite the lack of light. I'm also including some photos of shooting cracks I generated skinning the usual route on Short Swing. You can't tell in the photos, but some spiderwebbed for nearly 50-75 feet, accompanied by VERY loud whoomphing and tree-shaking.

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