Observer Name
Primomo, Glew, Gustafson
Observation Date
Friday, January 20, 2012
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 20, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Big Water
Location Name or Route
Big Water
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
16"
Width
100'
Vertical
800'
Comments
Bigwater Peak one of the East Face gullies, 8800ft.: SS-ASr-R2-D2. Another remotely triggered slide, maybe 30ft. from crown. Crown about 100ft. wide, ran 800 vertical feet making the noise of a rain stick as it plowed through the alders.
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