Observer Name
Mark Hammond
Observation Date
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Red Pine
Location Name or Route
Red Pine
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
60'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
I am guessing this released during the storm on Wednesday night. Saw it from the north side of Red Pine Lake and with flat light it was hard to guess the exact dimensions of it. I'm confident it was deeper than just the new snow. Judging by the layers I saw in the pit I dug near the lake, it likely failed about 3 feet down on the super weak facets above or below the rain crust.
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