Observer Name
Ian/Bonners
Observation Date
Friday, March 15, 2024
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 15, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Davenport Hill
Location Name or Route
Davenport Hill
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
18"
Width
50'
Vertical
600'
Comments
Here's a few different vantage points of the slide and some pics showing the wind transport that I'd guess caused this to natural. Due to skiing the bedsurface of a few other small pockets that released inbounds yesterday and some backcountry today, I'd say this is confined to the weak layers within the new snow. Debris looked no more than 18", although the sluffing was easily running fast enough the last few days to knock riders over
Comments
Photo and description from Bonners
Slide on Over Easy - Davenport. It looked to be a cornice fall. It wasn't there in the morning when we were in East Bowl but we noticed it on our way to Flanagan's around 11am.
Photo from Bonners showing wind loading on north facing Patsy
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