Observer Name
Kobernik-Hardesty
Observation Date
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Silver Fork Headwall
Location Name or Route
Headwall
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Repeater
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
16"
Width
1,500'
Vertical
500'
Comments
We stumbled onto this avalanche which ran on the 19th. It was a natural and was also a repeater. The facets are not all cleaned out and are still very loose on the bed surface near the starting zone. This could avalanche again once it's loaded again.
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