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Observer Name
McKay
Observation Date
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Willows
Location Name or Route
Will's Hill
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
2'
Width
30'
Vertical
20'
Comments
Walked upon this along the beginning of the NW blunt ridge of Will's Hill. Could be either a remote skier trigger from a some tracks on the ridge before us or a small cornice drop. I suspect more on the side of remote trigger. Heavily windloaded. South facing of the ridge had HS 30-40cm while north facing was close to HS 3m. Was able to get very large and deep shooting cracks while walking on the ridge.
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