Observer Name
Andy
Observation Date
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch
Location Name or Route
grizzly gulch
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
9"
Width
15'
Vertical
30'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
new snow was falling on solid melt/freeze crust with little to no bonding occurring. new snow was heavy and dense, forming soft slabs and was easy to slough and run. I watched my partner make 2 ski cuts at the top of a roll over with no results, he made 2-3 more turns and was caught by his slough. It caught and carried him a short distance. he was uninjured and only pushed a short distance.
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