Observer Name
UDOT BCC
Observation Date
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 14, 1998
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon
Location Name or Route
Rock House
Elevation
7,500'
Aspect
South
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
400'
Comments
Wet loose avalanches with enough mass to hit the highway:
- Rock House put debris on the road. Debris pile was 2'-10' deep x 30' wide across the center line into the uphill lane
- Rock Canyon
- Mill A Basin-stopped shy of summer trail
3/15/1998
- Circle Awl- south facing aspect, 8,700' 2'-4' deep x 80' wide ran 1500' vertical and put debris pile on the road
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