Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon
Location Name or Route
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Elevation
9,700'
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Comments
- Willows -9,200' east aspect 35°-40° slope- natural hard slab avalanche failed on facets 2' deep x 400' wide x 800' (potentially triggered on 12/8/04)
- Big Water 9,600' east aspect 35° slope natural hard slab avalanche failed on facets 2' deep
- Desolation Lake - 9,600' elevation north aspect 40° slope natural hard slab avalanche failed on facets 2' deep x 300' wide x 500' vertical
- Beartrap - 9,600' elevation west facing aspect 35° slope natural hard slab avalanche failed on facets 2' deep x 100' wide x 500' vertical
- Stair's Gulch - 10,000' elevation northeast aspect 40° slope natural hard slab avalanche failed on facets 2' deep x 500' wide x 2000' vertical
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