Avalanche: Caribou Basin

Observer Name
brandondodge
Observation Date
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Caribou Basin
Location Name or Route
Caribou Basin- Corner Pocket- Behind Brighton Resort
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
South
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
3.5'
Width
150'
Vertical
800'
Comments
This appeared to be natural. Possibly from a cornice fall with warming. This area recieved the brunt of the North winds from earlier in the week forming yawning cornices and loading the thin snowpack below. The snowmobile party from Snake Creek did not mention it and I believe they were in this area earlier. ( I also think they would have reported it, No tracks anywhere near it from below) Slid on faceted snow above the early Oct-Nov crust.
Comments
Butch Adams inspecting the shear into the cornice face, and providing scale
Comments
All they said was "we didn't do it" Appeared very fresh at 1430hrs sun had not dampened the facets left on the bed surface
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