Avalanche: Silver Fork

Observer Name
Anonymous
Observation Date
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork, wheels up
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Depth
16"
Width
30'
Comments
skiing the aspens in silver fork, stopped above an open section on subridge. Skier 1 entered open section and it failed on first turn and skier was able to exit the slide to the right. Crown was up to 16 inches high, slope was windloaded and likely less than 35 degrees.
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