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Avalanche: Red Pine Gulch

Observer Name
Glew & Tom
Observation Date
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Red Pine Gulch
Location Name or Route
Red Pine
Elevation
10,700'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
6'
Width
1,000'
Vertical
1,000'
Comments

Came across this one in upper Red Pine. Went maybe half the way across the lake maybe a little less. Looks like it occurred sometime during the storm. It failed on the ground in most places. It spanned north through east.The lake got broken up and you could make out some ice chunks.

Comments

From another observation:

I observed this from the other side of the lake, was alone and did not get close enough to make reliable observations. Everything noted within characteristics is an estimate. Bottom line, this was a pretty big event that looks to have happened no farther back than one, maybe two days. I'm guessing the slab was 3-4 feet at deepest. It resulted in a large, chunky debris pile down on the lake.