Observer Name
TF
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Hogum » Thunder Ridge
Location Name or Route
Thunder Ridge
Elevation
10,900'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
3"
Width
100'
Comments
while walking along thunder ridge today, a SE facing cornice (4 ft long) fall triggered a D1 soft slab avalanche (~3-4 inches deep, ~100 ft wide) that ran ~400 feet down the SE face of the ridge. the cornice drop was unintentional and attributed to stress on the cornice from a pole plant.
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