Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 1, 2005
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Meadows
Location Name or Route
Meadow Chutes
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
250'
Vertical
500'
Comments
2 avalanches:
- Meadow Chutes - Silver Fork 8900'- east aspect 38° slope skier triggered soft slab failed on a sun Crust1.5' deep x 80' wide x 500' vertical- Intentionally-triggered with a ski cut - not caught
- Meadow Chutes - Silver Fork 9500'- northeast aspect 35° slope- skier-remote soft slab avalanche failing on facets 2'-3' deep x 250' wide x 500' vertical -remotely triggered from 50' away, taking out old tracks. Ran on December facets and was a wind loaded pocket
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