Observer Name
Greg Gagne
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Emma Ridges
Location Name or Route
Emma Ridges
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
4"
Width
100'
Vertical
500'
Comments
Triggered a wet slab avalanche atop the Emma Ridges while skiing down towards Alta late morning. Like all wet avalanches, ran slowly and we were able to easily ski out of it. But sizable debris pile at the toe. Slab was new snow only and ran on the still-frozen crust underneath. We felt pretty good about stability skiing down South-facing aspects, but this surprised me a bit. WS-ASu-R2/D2-I
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