Avalanche: Silver Fork Headwall

Observer Name
Gustafson
Observation Date
Monday, April 2, 2018
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 2, 2018
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Silver Fork Headwall
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork headwall
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2.5'
Width
80'
Vertical
400'
Comments
I did not see this reported but probably occurred in the same time as the other 2 slides in Silver on Saturday. Sizeable debris pile, Crown looked up to 3 feet.
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