Avalanche: Banana Days

Observer Name
Dwight Parker
Observation Date
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Avalanche Date
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Banana Days
Location Name or Route
Banana Day's
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
20'
Vertical
60'
Comments

Skinned partway up before it got too warm and soggy. A party of 3 splitboarders was in the area, though they decided to head higher up. After a few turns I knocked off a soft wet slab which was easily manageable (and pretty slow-moving). Triggered numerous other small wet sluffs on the rest of the way down.

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