Avalanche: Wilson Glade

Observer Name
Observation Date
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Wilson Fork » Wilson Glade
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
32°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Depth
10"
Width
80'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Wilson Glade, West shoulder Moderate snow fall Wilson Glade, West shoulder, Northeast aspect ~ 9000', varible slope angle - average 32 degrees, 10" soft slab slid on firm buried layer, wide 75' across the slope and 75' long, skier triggered able to ski off and above slab to exposed bed surface. Characteristics similar to recent reports although on the low end of slope angle and small in size. A brief glimpse of moving snow up and across the slope prior to observed avalanche was attributed to snowfall and not investigated. In hind sight, likely a second slow moving slide occurred not visible from our tranversing ski route. Forecast provided notice to anticipate this event

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