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Avalanche: Silver Fork

Observer Name
Malone, Morgan
Observation Date
Friday, February 16, 2024
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 16, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
El Rollo
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
10"
Width
60'
Comments
This was a skier triggered D1 avalanche on a SE slope. The skier skied out of this small avalanche. I suspect this was storm snow running on the MF crust formed during the high pressure prior to this storm. This crust was easily found and felt on any solar slopes. We observed wind deposition along the ridge lines, but did not observe any wind slab off the ridge. We noted graupel throughout the day with moderate precipitation intensity and moderate to strong sustained NW winds.
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