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Avalanche: Porter Fork

Observer Name
Peter Donner
Observation Date
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Avalanche Date
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Porter Fork
Location Name or Route
Porter Slabs
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Depth
3'
Width
150'
Comments
Watched this point release/wet slab/glide come down at 11:15 off the Porter Slabs ascending the summer trail in Main Porter. Sun was heating the slope, looked like a bit of cornice broke/melted off as the point release which entrained snow causing a wet slab to release casuing the slope below to break/glide on the rocks. Technically, even though the slab "glided" off the rock face, it might not be a glide as it was casused by the snow above.
Ran 500 vertical, fanning out 150 feet wide at the bottom, 3 foot sidewall on the rock. Debris pile was 4 feet at its deepest.
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