Avalanche: Wolverine Cirque

Observer Name
Branden Michelkamp
Observation Date
Friday, April 19, 2019
Avalanche Date
Friday, April 19, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Wolverine Cirque
Location Name or Route
Wolverine Cirque
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Cornice Fall
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Depth
Unknown
Width
20'
Carried
1
Comments
We observed a skier drop into what I think was Roman's Couloir today. The skier was standing on a very large cornice looking down the couloir, the cornice broke and sent him for a ride down the chute. This observation is mostly to say the skier rode out the slide and is ok, you will notice a pole at the top of the chute, I was not able to safely retrieve the pole. Just know the skier was ok and no one is buried in the debris pile.