Observer Name
Mark Staples
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » East Hellgate
Location Name or Route
Mark Staples
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Southwest
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Graupel
Comments
This avalanche was in upper LCC under the Hellgate cliffs where a wet loose slide cascaded off the cliff above and triggered a slab that likely failed on graupel snow.
