Observer Name
Bruce Tremper
Observation Date
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » 10420
Location Name or Route
East face of 10,420
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
8"
Width
70'
Vertical
300'
Comments
Noticed a natural avalanche within the new snow sliding on the old facets. It broke a the old snow surface and did not break into deeper facets. There were no fresh snowmobile tracks around so it looks natural from strong wind loading.
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