Observer Name
Rusty Chungus
Observation Date
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Red Pine Gulch
Location Name or Route
Red Pine Lake
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
12"
Width
45'
Vertical
50'
Carried
1
Comments
Traversing across the top of a small hill... a wind slab, from overnight and daytime southerly winds, was triggered and one skier was caught and carried about 50 ft. Fortunately the terrain was ultra low consequence as the hill was very small and no terrain features.
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