Avalanche: Banana Days

Observer Name
Matt Asay
Observation Date
Monday, February 1, 2021
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Banana Days
Location Name or Route
Banana Days
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
500'
Comments
Was skiing down canyon and happened to look up to Banana and saw a massive crown running across the entire upper Banana terrain. Was in a hurry and didn't get a picture but the crown looks to have been 2-3' deep and took much of the snow with it.
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