Avalanche: Brighton Perimeter

Observer Name
brandondodge
Observation Date
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter
Location Name or Route
Brighton Basin
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
North
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Sympathetic Release
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

See evidence of activity during the storm all over the Brighton Basin, most areas seem to have 4-6 inches of new snow on top. Most aspects are NW-NE facing. Here is a short list

Pioneer ridge and Dog lake bowl

Tuscarora main apron and NE facing between tusc and Woly bowl

Mary Lake cliffs above and below lake

Mary Cliff on the Milly side

Pocket at Twin Lake Pass saddle.

Now South Facing stuff

Lak-o-waxen Basin just up ridge of slide reported 1-20-2012 (400 x 800 ran to flats)(photo)

Snake Creek Pass one south facing and one south east facing went out midday with warming (1300hrs or so)

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