Avalanche: Wolverine 3/22/2011

Observer Name:

Ben

Observation Date:

03/22/2011

Occurrence Date:

03/22/2011

Occurrence Time:

2:30pm

Region:

Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Wolverine

Location Name:

Wolverine cirque

Location

40° 35' 6.648" N, 111° 36' 12.2868" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10700'

Aspect:

North

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

New Snow/Old Snow Interface

Depth (avg):

12"

Width:

10'

Vertical:

500'

General Comments

10'x10', 10"-20" deep sensitive soft slab near ridgeline at obvious breakover/loading zone at entrance to chute. Entrained some of the new loose snow but also pulled out a smaller cross loaded pocket lower in the chute. Ran fairly low into apron 5-600' vertical. SS-ASc-R2/D2-I.

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