Avalanche: Little Water

Observer Name
Ben R
Observation Date
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Little Water
Location Name or Route
Little water
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
18"
Width
300'
Comments
My group of 3 were skinning up between Sheep Shit Ridge and Little Water peak from the Mill D side. We got close to the ridge in a spot where we could see there was only a small cornice and remotely triggered the slope on the north side of the ridge. It was several hundred feet wide and various depths. Not sure how steep the slope was where it started, maybe 35 degrees, and not sure how far it ran. The slide disappeared into the trees a little below the ridge. In the photo below you can see where our skin track is and the crack shooting away from the ridge to the crown. I was surprised by how wide it propagated and that it was triggered by the second person in our group not the first to stand on that spot.
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