Observer Name
Mike
Observation Date
Friday, April 22, 2011
Avalanche Date
Friday, April 22, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Parleys Canyon » Lambs Canyon » Murdock Peak
Location Name or Route
100 Turns east of Murdock Peak
Elevation
8,500'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
8"
Width
30'
Vertical
250'
Comments
Skiing down SE exposure with a couple inches of new snow on supportable base until I cut across steepest part of slope near scrub oaks and rocks. The base on steeper more easterly aspect was more saturated and a wet slide fractured right below me. I was able to ski across the slope and stop on top of a group of scrub oaks and watch the slide gain momentum and widen. The first point of fracture was about six inches deep and twelve feet wide it widen to about thirty feet, ran 250 feet and had a debris pile at the bottom three to four feet deep.





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