Observer Name
Chester
Observation Date
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Kessler Peak » Argenta
Location Name or Route
Argentina
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Depth
6"
Width
60'
Comments
This small avalanche is on ridge and butted up against cliff band, as far skiers right as you can get. I talked to group who triggered so if they post that's great use theirs, they said they cleared it out so I'm guessing they ski cut it n didn't get caught. debris 1' deep -not enough snow to bury a person in this run out. Avalnche ran 200'
dimensions are a guess. new snow. saw another micro avlanche similar depth skirt triggered adjacent to this one in trees off ridge.
also saw some fresh avalanche debris below greasball but I could not see above/saw no crown but suspect one but would guess small slab. happened In AM today, I would guess skier triggered from ridge based on # cars and no fresh snow on top, no tracks down greasball.
yesterday in white pine got a ton of shooting cracks, some whomps and- a very unstable sensitive pack. no shooting cracks today and more stable in argenta. avalanches in both. waiting another 24 hrs.
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