Observer Name
Greg Gagne with Dave Pease
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch
Location Name or Route
Grizzly Gulch
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
18"
Width
20'
Vertical
30'
Comments
Very easily provoked with a quick stomp on a steep test slope, and failed in faceted layer at the top of the Christmas storm. This avalanche, like most others today, still left much of the facets intact.
