Snow Profile: Big Cottonwood Canyon 3/11/2010

Observation Date: 
03/11/2010
Submitted/Updated:
Thu 3/11/2010 - 7:05 pm
Submitted by:
McKee

Elevation: 
7900'
Aspect: 
North
Slope Angle: 
37
Comments: 

Driving down the road later in the morning, observed ~2-3' x ~800' running 1,500' vert observed maybe 2k+ in NNE facing Stairs Gulch @ 10,500'. Best guess puts failure on the NSF/ surface hoar layer burried a month ago.

Co-worker found simliar slide in Broads Fk. Same Elavation, aspect, weekness. 2' x ~400' x 1,000'+ Diving Board, satrting above and propagating slope below.

Pit is from Argenta Chutes dug with guest Forecaster from Milford Sound, NZ.

Snow Profile Image: 
03-11-10 Argenta Chutes.jpg

Location

40° 38' 10.5504" N, 111° 41' 11.85" W
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