Observer Name
SD
Observation Date
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Kessler Peak » East Couloir
Location Name or Route
Kessler Peak
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
20"
Width
40'
Comments
Triggered a wind slab in Kessler East couloir that easily had enough snow to take me for a ride, fortunately I was skiing with enough speed to get off the moving snow before it grabbed my skis, but I definitely got lucky as the slab broke above and around me.
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