Observer Name
Ed F
Observation Date
Monday, January 23, 2012
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Short Swing
Location Name or Route
North slope of the top of Short Swing
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
I didn't get close to this one for obvious reasons so I don't have any hard numbers, but I'm fairly certain it slid naturally at some point after the storm. I got a couple of photos from the ridgetop that turned out pretty well despite the lack of light. I'm also including some photos of shooting cracks I generated skinning the usual route on Short Swing. You can't tell in the photos, but some spiderwebbed for nearly 50-75 feet, accompanied by VERY loud whoomphing and tree-shaking.



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