One Month Out- 32nd Annual Backcountry Benefit- Get Your Ticket Now!

Avalanche: Patsy Marly

Observer Name
Chris
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch » Patsy Marly
Location Name or Route
Patsy Marley
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
29°
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
16"
Width
150'
Vertical
200'
Comments

Heading up Patsy Marley Tuesday afternoon in the storm. 18 " or so of new snow that was bonding poorly to the base layer. Test slopes off the ridge popped right off, ~16" down, sliding on a firm base layer. Headed down the Southwest face of Patsy from the ridge about 200 yards below the "billboard". Ski cuts produced easily propogating slides down a clean bed surface. Proceeded down from island of safety to island of safety. When the clouds cleared we could see that the whole Southwest face had slide, with a crown running most of its length, clearing the storm snow.

Coordinates