Observer Name
Kobernik
Observation Date
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Days Headwall
Location Name or Route
Days Headwall east of Flagstaff
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Wind loading from southerly winds no doubt the culprit here. Hard to say if it was natural or human triggered as lots of folks were prowling around the ridgeline. Could only see some debris and a bit of the crown face from a distance. Weak layer probably similar to other avalanches I encountered with low density new snow acting as the weak layer under a fresh wind slab.
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