Avalanche: Millicent Peak

Observer Name
brandondodge
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton » Millicent Peak
Location Name or Route
Milly Bowl closed unskied terrain Brighton Resort
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Explosive
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3.5'
Width
250'
Comments

Gaz-ex mission relieved new snow loose avalanche along upper ridgeline. Snow cascading over the cliffs added enough additional load to release hard slab on apron below. Crown 2-5 ft, ave3.5 weak layer identified as faceted snow between two crusts. shallower snow pack in this area than slide on Fri gouging to the rocks in many places. Control results elsewhere was a mixed bag of storm snow slide varying 12"-25". No good photos due to bad visibility.