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Observer Name
GK
Observation Date
Monday, January 30, 2023
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 30, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork » Blue Ice
Location Name or Route
Broads Fork - next to Blue Ice
Elevation
10,800'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
8"
Width
25'
Vertical
100'
Comments
Winds over night popped a natural soft slab that released most likely the night from 1/29 to 1/30. we passed by it ascending to Twin Peaks. We did not trigger this slide. came up one it hours after it happened based on recent snow fall on the debris.
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