Observer Name
Hardesty and Havlick
Observation Date
Monday, January 30, 2012
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Lake Desolation
Location Name or Route
9990' above Lake Desolation
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
West
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
18"
Width
125'
Vertical
450'
Comments
Reported as southwest facing but confirmed as west facing. More info here. Looks as if it may have sympathetic'd another pocket 200' lower on the slope...
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