Observer Name
Luther Birdzell
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Short Swing
Location Name or Route
Short Swing Ridgeline
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
2'
Width
500'
Vertical
150'
Comments
My partner deliberately triggered this slide by dropping a small cornice into north west side of the top of short swing. A crack propagated roughly 300m and triggered a hard slab avalanche that slid into the trees. I'm not sure how far the slide went, but it was strong enough to break a fair amount of wood. BTW, I apologize for the delay posting this info.
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