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Avalanche: Pfeifferhorn

Observer Name
J. Spitzer
Observation Date
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 7, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Pfeifferhorn
Location Name or Route
Pheifferhorn
Elevation
11,000'
Aspect
South
Slope Angle
38°
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
10"
Width
100'
Vertical
100'
Comments

We noticed this old avalanche on the South side of the East ridge of the Pheifferhorn. It looked to be within the past 72hrs. It was a localized slab from below the cliff face on the SE side of the summit pyramid.

Forecaster note: I entered the date of the avalanche as 3 days ago--just a wild guess just to get it in the database on about the right date.

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