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Avalanche: Big Cottonwood Canyon

Observer Name
Nick
Observation Date
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Avalanche Date
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon
Location Name or Route
upper bcc
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Depth
8"
Width
20'
Comments
Initiated a few small storm slabs today while skiing a steeper pitch (~40 deg) around 9400' early this morning. These seemed in line with what was reported in yesterdays obs. As we got lower in elevation the new snow seemed to have a better bond with the old snow.