Observer Name
Kellen Edmonds
Observation Date
Friday, February 28, 2014
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 28, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Lacawaxan
Location Name or Route
lakawaxin lake area off of Claytons peak
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
45°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
14"
Width
350'
Vertical
1,250'
Carried
1
Buried - Partly
1
Comments
Was overcome by the size of the slide as it started to break up, it carried me for a bit then engulfed me for a few seconds maybe six to eight and was able to steer out of it. The snow seemed very wind loaded and didn't take hardly anything to set it off. I hadn't even made a carve it slid just under my weight.
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