Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Monday, August 19, 2024
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mineral Fork
Location Name or Route
Mineral Fork
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Vertical
1,000'
Comments
Natural cornice drop triggered soft slab/sluff, ran full track, debris piled up 8' deep in terrain trap gully.
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