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Observer Name
McQueen, Olsen
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Region
Ogden » Ben Lomond » Cutler Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cutler Ridge
Elevation
7,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
4"
Width
35'
Comments
We were seeing cracking throughout the new storm snow. Stepping out around a more wind exposed section of ridge line, we remotely triggered a denser wind slab and were surprised by how easily the initial slab propagated down the slope to create a lager avalanche than expected. Today's forecast was spot-on to the conditions we experienced throughout the morning.