Avalanche: Maybird Gulch

Observer Name
Hardesty
Observation Date
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Maybird Gulch
Location Name or Route
Maybird Cirque
Elevation
10,700'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
10"
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

All the fracture lines blown in. Most everything in the upper cirque from the Pfeifferhorn to Redbird Pk had a fracture line. Likely occurred overnight. Only one collapse on a wind loaded wind-roll. Otherwise skiing through thin rain crust with bottomless squares below. 1-2mm rain crust up high, 3cm friable crust down low. Facets noted beneath mid-elevation crusts...

Photo below of collapse/crack and the upper headwall.

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