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Avalanche: Eddie's High Nowhere

Observer Name
Ethan
Observation Date
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Avalanche Date
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Alta Ski Area » Eddie's High Nowhere
Location Name or Route
Alta
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Snowboarder
Depth
12"
Width
30'
Carried
2
Comments
Around 11:45am, a snowboarder triggered a soft slab avalanche above two skiers who were traversing underneath. The avalanche propagated and took out the entire width of the chute that the skiers were skinning across. Both skiers were carried several hundred feet and partially buried. One sustained a knee injury. Other skiers were nearby to help and everyone got out safe.