Observer Name
greggagne
Observation Date
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Alexander Basin
Location Name or Route
Alexander Basin - Ridgeline above Yellowjacket Gulch
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
8"
Width
200'
Vertical
600'
Comments
Kicking cornices along Alexander Basin ridgeline before considering dropping in so to ski out Alexander. Very small cornice kick above intended line onto steep terrain pulled out 20 cm soft slab that propagated widely. As there was some hangfire, I chose not to venture out onto the bed surface very far, yet in the starting zone the weak layer was the new snow/old snow interface. SS-ASc-R3-D2
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