Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Upper Days
Location Name or Route
Upper Days
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Skier caught on wrong end of cornice fall.
Same time frame:
- Upper elevations 8500'-11,000' elevation many locations 37° slope Skier and natural triggered Soft slab/ new snow avalanches8"-24" deep x 75' wide
-
Cardiff Fork10,000' elevation Northeast aspect 37° slope Cornice trigggered Soft slab/new snow 12"-18" deep x 150' wide
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