Observer Name
staples
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon
Location Name or Route
Town of Alta
Elevation
8,600'
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Comments
Small natural avalanche spotted near the town of Alta seen in the headlights of a truck the night of Jan 1st.
On the morning of Jan 2, similar slides were occurring as plow trucks drove by triggering the slides when they kicked snow on to the cut banks.
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