Observer Name
Shannon
Observation Date
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Georges Bowl
Location Name or Route
George’s Bowl
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
12"
Width
150'
Vertical
200'
Comments
Party of four traveling up the George's skinner noted a crown at top of ridgeline, close to where the skinner had been set. The avalanche appeared to fail on facets in a rocky outcropping on a slope >30 degrees. The avalanche varied in depth along the ridgeline and ran about 150'-200' down the slope, but stopped as the slope angle lessened. After our party ascended to the ridge, it appeared there was a skin track set along the ridgeline over where the slide occurred, which could have been a possible trigger to the slide.
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