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Avalanche: Toots to Boot

Observer Name
Jonathan Knight
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Alexander Basin » Toots to Boot
Location Name or Route
Toots to Boot
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
60'
Vertical
500'
Comments
Skied a run in Yellow Jacket and hoofed it over to the top of Toots to Boot as I wanted to descend Alexander instead of the Bowman trail. Off the top, I dropped into the lower angle entrance right of the trees on the south periphery of the shot. The pocket ripped above me at the roll over a hundred or so feet down where the angle likely approaches 35 degrees. I was able to easily traverse left towards the trees off of the soft slab as it continued down into the gut of Toots running on the old crust. It was getting late, or I would have taken some pictures and investigated the slide. The snow from the weekend is the likely culprit, and the crown looked to range from 10 to 18 inches. There was some minor wind effect just off the ridge that may have been a factor.
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