Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Twin Lakes Pass
Location Name or Route
Figure 8 Hill
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
70'
Vertical
800'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Skier triggered wind slab on ski cut and carried short distance. Ran on frozen melt-freeze crust (photo).
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