Avalanche: Bonneville Shoreline Trail

Observer Name
Doug T
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Bonneville Shoreline Trail
Location Name or Route
Bonneville Shoreline Trail
Elevation
5,200'
Aspect
West
Trigger
Natural
Depth
6"
Width
20'
Comments
Was out on a run on the BST and saw this slide that ran from about 60 feet above the trail and buried it in about 2' of debris. Wet, hard slab with a lot of cracking spider-webbed out near the crown, ran on a bed surface of very slippery grass. Very likely triggered by a deer (see photo near crown), on a steep convex rollover above a rock band. Normally a slide of this size wouldn't be worth noting, but the proximity to the multi-use trail, slippery grass bed surface, and wildlife trigger were all interesting and worth note, especially with so many people venturing out for bench tours right now.
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