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Avalanche: Greaseball

Observation Date
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Kessler Peak » Greaseball
Location Name or Route
Greaseball
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
3"
Width
30'
Vertical
700'
Comments
Lots of dry loose and soft slabs failing naturally at a density change in the top few inches of new snow. The one coming out of greaseball had entrained a decent amount of snow on its way down and left enough debris to have been problematic in consequential terrain.
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