Observer Name
R. Willetts
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork
Location Name or Route
Waggy Chute
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
West
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
25'
Carried
1
Comments
At about 1700 on 03.21.2023 a skier triggered SS slide. D2R3AS. Skier carried about 10 feet in the slab before self arrest. Crown was about 12-15 inches deep and it ran through the rest of the couloir but not quite to the flats at the bottom. Chute itself was about 40 degrees. Ths snow surface underneath was a supportable sun crust from the last mini dryspell.
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