Observer Name
brandondodge
Observation Date
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton
Location Name or Route
brighton
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
8"
Width
60'
Vertical
250'
Comments
Snowboarder triggered pocket remotely in unopened terrain at Brighton. Shallow snowpack in this area 6-8 inches of facets over granite slab, capped off with rain crust and thin hard wind slab. Track lead to within about 15ft of left flank
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