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Avalanche: Figure 8 Hill

Observer Name
MQ
Observation Date
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Figure 8 Hill
Location Name or Route
Figure 8 hill
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Unknown
Depth
8"
Width
15'
Comments
Small storm slab observed on skiers left pocket of figure 8 hill (Brighton back bowls). Unsure of trigger but several tracks on the slope including a skin track up the center of run. Storm slab ran nearly to bottom off slope. not large enough to burry a person but surely knock them off their feet and send them for a ride in more consequential terrain. Visibility too poor to observe much of the higher elevations in Wolverine Cirque,...