Avalanche: Days Headwall

Observer Name
Meisenheimer
Observation Date
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Avalanche Date
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Days Headwall
Location Name or Route
Flagstaff to West Bowl Silver Fork
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
20"
Width
150'
Vertical
500'
Comments
Pretty much the entire Day's Fork headwall avalanched at some point during the storm. Most of it was filled back in, but you could see the debris from the avalanches at bottom. This avalanche was remotely triggered as I walked to West Bowl from the top of Flagstaff. It ran to the flats.