Avalanche: Toledo Chutes 1/27/2012

Observer Name:

Hardesty

Observation Date:

01/27/2012

Occurrence Date:

01/27/2012

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Toledo Chutes
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake

Location Name:

Toledo Chute

Location

40° 35' 52.17" N, 111° 38' 51.8784" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10200'

Aspect:

Southeast

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

New Snow/Old Snow Interface

Depth (avg):

12"

Width:

35'

Vertical:

700'

General Comments

Skier triggered avalanche observed roughly noon in the Toledo Chutes. New wind slab from last night's winds and the 8" of new overnight. Clear that Toledo bowl - heavily skied after a Makoff and White skin track (there looker's right) - is more benign than the steeper more wind loaded Toledo Chute. Being more east/southeast facing, rapid warming/sun may have played a factor. No one reported caught.

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