Observer Name
Chester
Observation Date
Monday, December 31, 2018
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 31, 2018
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Snake Creek Pass
Location Name or Route
Snake Creek/Heber side of pioneer ridge
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Depth
15"
Width
30'
Comments
I know this is a real Small slab, but I gave it a real big write up)/lookover for personal education. Small windslab ran on a very thin crust(guessing wind due to slickrock/moon like pattern) with a thin sprinkling/layer of some small grains/guessingstellars that didn't play well. crown 35 degrees but rolled quickly to 38. Slide only ran 90' vertically.
I talked to person who triggered on down. Unintentional,(blind rollover) but person immediately turned n got off the small windslab. Looking from bottom it was obvious but not from top. Was surprised how low and not too exposed this was, wasn't expecting to see a slid there.
Debth of crown varied. Drum like sound from crown.
I dug a pit. Above crown. Snow depth 140 cm. 2 hits from wrist, clean n poppy.
Wind picked up big time at 3 pm..plenty ofosnow available for transport and was being transported starting at 3pm. Guessing more tommorow.
