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Observer Name
Josh
Observation Date
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Avalanche Date
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Alta Ski Area » Baldy
Location Name or Route
East baldy/Alta Ski area
Elevation
10,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
6"
Width
15'
Comments
Our party of 2 boot packed up a chute on the east face of mount baldy, and performed a compression and ECT test at the bottom of the chute, both showing good conditions, with nice right side up snow. We noticed quite a bit of wind loading at the top of the chute, and performed a defensive ski cut to test for wind slabs. The wind slab slid the full length of the chute. Both in party were unharmed.
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