Observer Name
Kobernik-Hardesty
Observation Date
Friday, January 20, 2012
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 20, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Twin Lakes area » Highway to Heaven
Location Name or Route
Highway to Heaven
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
12"
Width
80'
Vertical
400'
Comments
We triggered two avalanches remotely from walking the ridge. It's a little hard to see but if you look close you can see the toe of each slide in the below picture.
Comments
Here's the fracture line of one of them.
Coordinates