Observer Name
brandondodge
Observation Date
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter
Location Name or Route
lack-o-waxen basin
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
10"
Width
400'
Vertical
600'
Comments
Lack-o-waxen activity reported to Brighton patrol by side country users. This was apparentlly several adjacent slides making up the total width. Reported as easy trigger from starting zones, running about half track length, and as being managable with ski cuts and good backcountry practices.
The slide I reported on figure 8 hill was also reported to Brighton Patrol by side country users.
I would like to thank the folks that take time to notify patrol of these incidents. Once again this sharing of information helps out the resort/backcountry community relationship and promotes would be rescuer safety by not exposing rescue teams to hazards without reason.
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