Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Region
Salt Lake » All areas
Location Name or Route
Central Wasatch
Elevation
9,000'
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
12"
Width
150'
Vertical
1,000'
Caught
3
Carried
3
Injured
1
Comments
Reports of widespread natural and human triggered avalanche cycle. These soft slab avalanches failed on a layer of stellars within the new snow. Reported above 9,000' on all aspects and elevations throughout the Central Wasatch (photo).
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