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Avalanche: Broads Fork

Observer Name
Brian Muller
Observation Date
Monday, April 4, 2011
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 4, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork
Location Name or Route
Broads Fork below Salt Lake Twin Peaks
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Glide
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
4'
Width
70'
Vertical
30'
Comments

Saw this glide avalanche, must have happened just after the sun came up this morning. 99.9% sure it wasn't there on the way up, and the debris was very fresh. A piece of a looming slab on rock released to the ground this morning, approximately the lowest 30 feet of it and it was approximately 70' wide.

Other than this glide, there was minor cracking and collapsing as I approached the ridge between O'sullivan and Twin Peaks, but it was mostly manageable. Snow on descent was about 24" of new, still about 8-9% density, at 10am

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