Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 2, 2006
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mule Hollow
Location Name or Route
Mule Hollow
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
South
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
12"
Width
50'
Vertical
150'
Comments
Slide ran on a sun crust.
Forecaster comments: the weak layer may have been a crust associated with buried small grain facets on top of the crust that were preserved by the new snowfall, which could be similar to the slide in Bear Trap (RR).
Coordinates