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Avalanche: Days Fork

Observer Name
Anonymous
Observation Date
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork
Location Name or Route
Fang
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Width
50'
Vertical
100'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Partly
1
Comments
First party member dropped into the main Jaws chute, and the width of the chute starting sloughing heavily. The snowboarder hit an exposed rock, and fell into the gut of the chute on his back. The slough, that would have otherwise been outrun, caught the snowboarder and carried him ~100 feet. The snowboarder was partially buried when caught, and was able to ski out the chute after the moving snow slowed. No other propagation was observed, but poor visibility limited further observations.
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