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Avalanche: Neffs

Observer Name
JJP
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Neffs
Location Name or Route
Neffs Canyon
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
6"
Width
20'
Vertical
400'
Comments
Skied the Whipple and in Neffs yesterday afternoon. There was clearly a large natural avalanche cycle yesterday with almost anything steep having already slid naturally on all aspects. The Whipple was almost entirely filled with soft debris as all the side chutes slid and collected in the main couloir.
While skiing our exit run in Neffs, we chose to ski a steep NW facing chute that had mostly slid previously. About halfway down the chute I skied to the left onto a part that hadn't slid, aware that there was a good chance it would slide due to how sensitive the new snow was, but thinking it would be manageable due to how small the strip of snow that hadn't slid was. About halfway down I did trigger a 6 inch deep soft slab that began about 30 feet above me but was able to easily traverse right onto the bed surface from previous avalanches and let it pass.
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