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Observer Name
Bryson
Observation Date
Friday, December 17, 2021
Avalanche Date
Friday, December 17, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Honeycomb
Location Name or Route
Honeycomb
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
4'
Width
150'
Comments
Remote triggered a cornice drip into Homeycomb as we reached the ridge from the Grizzly side in LCC. Sounded like a cannon boom and the ground shook. Crown was 8-10 feet high, but the slide itself looked to be around 4 feet deep and ripped to the ground.