Observer Name
Hardesty, Diegel
Observation Date
Friday, March 2, 2012
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 2, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
Along the Silver-Days ridgeline traversing from West Bowl to Meadow Chutes
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
2.5'
Width
150'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Paul remotely triggered this slide while walking the ridgeline. I felt the collapse 100' behind him. Tensile cracks noted in his skin track.
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