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Avalanche: Emma Ridges

Observer Name
Kalandiak, Kinosian
Observation Date
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Emma Ridges
Location Name or Route
Emma's #4
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Depth
8"
Width
30'
Comments
We saw this small pocket pulled out after a few laps on the Emma's. Unsure if this was skier triggered or natural during the lake effect snow. There is a track above the slide so may have released sympathetically. We noticed a density change about 6-8" down, perhaps from grauple or warming yesterday. This slide may have released on that layer, but we didn't investigate further so hard to say.
Overall excellent skiing today, some long running sloughs and surface cracking but limited propagation.
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