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Avalanche: Emma Ridges

Observer Name
Stu J
Observation Date
Monday, April 9, 2018
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 9, 2018
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Emma Ridges
Location Name or Route
Emma’s 1 / Binx Ridge
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
20°
Trigger
Skier
Vertical
200'
Comments
The UAC forecast was spot on. As soon as we approached 9500’ on our way back down Emma’s ridge every turn produced impressive long running sloughs. Several sloughs ran out of sight and took out our skin track below. The sloughs were slow moving but powerful! We did not see any parties below, but still shouted down to alert any travelers who were out of sight. We also conducted a beacon search in the debris piles that crossed the skin track. Several of the slides channelized into gullies and left debris 6’+ deep.