Avalanche: White Pine

Observer Name
Greg Gagne - Russ Costa
Observation Date
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » White Pine
Location Name or Route
White Pine
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
20"
Width
300'
Vertical
600'
Comments
Came across this natural avalanche on a northwest aspect. Apparently it was triggered from a natural avalanche up higher on a cross-loaded slope, and as the debris ran downhill, it sympathetically pulled out a larger/wider slide down low on the slope. Crown averaged 40-60 cms (16-24") and it ran on a layer of weaker snow from the Saturday storm. The starting zone appeared to have been cross-loaded from westerly winds.
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