Observer Name
Igor B.
Observation Date
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Pioneer Bowl
Location Name or Route
Pioneer main chute
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
18"
Width
30'
Comments
One snowboarder ski cut the wind deposit on skier's left at the entrance of the chute and released a hard wind slab that propagated about 30ft. Avalanche ran full track to the apron. No riders were caught or carried.