Observer Name
James H
Observation Date
Friday, February 21, 2014
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork
Location Name or Route
Broads Fork - east facing slabs on Twin Peaks
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Depth
4'
Width
1,000'
Comments
Observed the aftermath of significant avalanches in Broads Fork from the ridge line above George's Hill. 2/21/14 at 9:30am. Two photos attached. Partner spoke with Powderbirds guide that landed on George's and he said that they didn't notice the slides yesterday.
Forecaster comments:
I tentatively listed the occurrence date as the 20th but the exact date may be different. From looking at the photo, it could be that a glide avalanche triggered the slab on the looker's left of the photo. From the angle of the photo I can't tell whether the right side of the avalanche was connected to the rest of it. But those steep rock slabs in Broad's Fork are always sketchy terrain where glide avalanches are common and deep slabs are more common than the rest of the range. It would be nice to get in there and have a look at it. Tremper
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