Observer Name
Aaron Blau
Observation Date
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Bear Trap
Location Name or Route
Bear trap side of West willow ridge
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Skier
Depth
2'
Width
80'
Vertical
100'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Traversing underneath wind scoured top of the ridge across small but open and steep slope towards the aspect leading to Bear Trap Aspens. Triggered initial avalanche of storm and wind slab that failed on old facets. Propagated across slope and carried me approximately 30 feet. Slide ran about 70 feet into trees.
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