Observer Name
Michael Janulaitis
Observation Date
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » 10420
Location Name or Route
10420
Elevation
10,200'
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
8"
Width
50'
Vertical
200'
Comments
I set this little slide off on a high altitude ENE roll over on 10420. This was a soft slab avalanche that ran on near surfaces facets that formed prior to the last storm cycle. The facets were between 1 and 1.5 mm in size.
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