Observer Name
Andy Nielsen
Observation Date
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch » Patsy Marly
Location Name or Route
wolverine cirque/twin lakes pass
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
9"
Width
350'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
We were walking the ridge towards patsy marley and stomping at the tops of roll-overs when the slide released, it propagated at least 350 feet up the ridge line heading towards the peak. I could not see how far it ran but all the trees below had rather large debris piles on the uphill side. when the slide released it propagated quickly and gained lots of speed right away. Very strong winds were rapidly loading the east and northeast facing slopes and making very sensitive wind slabs. we passed another party of two who pushed farther up the ridge than we did and saw then trigger another wind slab. On their way back down the ridge they said that the slab they triggered was a good size also.
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