Observer Name
Kip Conklin
Observation Date
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill B South
Location Name or Route
Mill B South Fork (Near Lake Blanche)
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Depth
5'
Width
250'
Vertical
800'
Comments
I was touring up to Lake Blanche today when I came upon the aftermath of this monster slide just before reaching the lakes. The snow in the debris pile did not look affected by either rain or snow, so my guess is that it ran either late last night or earlier during the day. Looked like it ran all the way to the ground over much of the track. Scrambling through the debris was like traversing a mini-glacier. The toe was 15-20' high.






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