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Avalanche: Twin Lakes Pass

Observer Name
William Roe
Observation Date
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Twin Lakes Pass
Location Name or Route
Skiers left of Heaven’s Gate
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Depth
18"
Width
175'
Comments
Skied Patsey Marley early Tuesday morning and did not notice this slide while climbing the ridgeline. Got to work Wednesday morning and noticed wide avalanche from the top of Millicent chair at Brighton. Looks to be skiers left of the Heaven's Gate run off Twin Lakes Pass. Unknown trigger, but this slope had heavy wind activity Tuesday. Hard to gauge width and depth, but looks to have slid on old snow new snow interface with wind loading happening on that slope.
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