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Avalanche: Dog Lake area

Observer Name
Grant Potter
Observation Date
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Dog Lake area
Location Name or Route
Dog Lake Chutes
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
4"
Width
5'
Vertical
100'
Comments
Wet snow sloughed off a turn and carried down quite a bit. No one was injured but it was enough snow to cause some damage had anyone been underneath. You can see it on the left. It started from kind of behind the tree.
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