Observer Name
Chester
Observation Date
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter
Location Name or Route
Brighton Periphery
Elevation
8,700'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
15'
Comments
got10' shooting cracks right away today so decided to stomp around.
On short test slopes I intentionally triggering 3 very small wind slabs that ran 2'-10' vertical. fairly low in drainage all NE.
I decided to keep it below 30 and left early.
gust to 30s. Good etch a sketch conditions
old tracks well covered, 30 min old skinner 90% refill low in drainage.
for tommorow I would assume surface facets did not get destroyed by wind, wind slabs will be touchy and bigger.
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