Observer Name
Jackson Boyd
Observation Date
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » White Pine » Red Top » Long John Silver
Location Name or Route
Long John Silver
Elevation
10,700'
Aspect
Southwest
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Comments
We noticed this in the morning on saturday 1/21. There was a lot of wind being deposited on that slope as we were skinning up white pine (photographed), then saw the avalanche after we had passed the area. Think it ran during this period of high winds.
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