Observer Name
B
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Caribou Basin
Location Name or Route
Other Runs
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
18"
Width
175'
Comments
Sometime during the daytime heating event on the 17th this wide cornice likely released. Most of the cornice broke apart upon descent. The entire cornice did not release. Riding was still acceptable in dry dense powder on the due North aspect rider's right of the bowl that slide.
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