Avalanche: Davenport Hill

Observer Name
Kobernik-Hardesty
Observation Date
Friday, January 20, 2012
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 20, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Davenport Hill
Location Name or Route
Davenport
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
16"
Width
500'
Vertical
700'
Comments

This remotely triggered slide started out fairly narrow but propagated quite wide about 200 feet downhill. It filled a gully up with 15 to 20 feet of debris.

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