Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Porter Fork » Mill A » Elbow Fork » Mt Raymond
Location Name or Route
Porter Fork
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
16"
Width
100'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Cornice triggered soft slab which sympathetically released a hard slab 100' from first avalanche.
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