Observer Name
Erick C
Observation Date
Friday, March 5, 2021
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Region
Ogden » Snowbasin Backcountry
Location Name or Route
Snowbasin - Banana Chute
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
Unknown
Snow Profile Comments
Hasty pit Fist for top 20 cm, 4F layers down for 50cm, and 1F for 30cm below. Facets in the basement.
Comments
Looks to have slid up to 1,000' during the rapid warning yesterday or the day before. Wet snow slid down the NW face and into the gully where it collected in two piles of debris. The lower photo shows the lower, larger debris which completely scoured the choke down to ice and bulletproof, which was not fun. I would expect slides like this to pepper the area until it cools off again.
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