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Observer Name
CHeaney
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » 10420 » Lanes Leap
Location Name or Route
Lanes Leap area
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
3"
Width
20'
Comments
Ski cut this slope and got the 3" of new snow to slide on the crust underneath. Definitely a small slide but potential to take you into some trees on a large enough slope. This was also later in the afternoon around 1:30pm