Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 7, 1998
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton » Millicent Peak
Location Name or Route
Millicent
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowboarder
Depth
16"
Width
60'
Vertical
350'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Rider triggered avalanche, was caught and carried and able to traverse out.
Similar Time Frame (noted that many people were on similar slopes without triggering avalanches)
- Lake Chute- north aspect, 11,000'- 2' deep x 200' wide x 350' vertical. Failed at graupel interface. Skier triggered
- Tuscarora-southeast aspect, 10,000'- 8"-12" deep x 30' wide x 100; vertical. Cornice triggered
- Thomas Fork- west aspect, 9,500'- 10" deep x 100' wide x 300' vertical
- Reynolds- east aspect, 9,000' 12" deep x 70' die broke at corner and triggered another avalanche 50'-70' wide
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