Avalanche: West Willow 2/14/2010

Observer Name:

Mark Borges

Observation Date:

02/14/2010

Occurrence Date:

02/14/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Salt Lake
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Willows
West Willow

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

9500'

Aspect:

East

Southeast

South

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Remotely Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Weak Layer:

Surface Hoar

Depth (avg):

unknown

Depth Range:

12" to

Width:

100'

Vertical:

200'

General Comments

On our way to Bear Trap along the West Willow Bowl South ridge, sympatheically released the SE cornice. Soft Slab, 9490' 1'-2' deep 100'

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