Observer Name
Hopkins, Hopkins
Observation Date
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Upper Days
Location Name or Route
Upper Days
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
5"
Width
25'
Vertical
300'
Comments
We released 2 shallow wind slabs as we made our way along the Reed and Benson ridgeline from Flagstaff, where the rocks force you off the ridge and onto the slope. One of them released as a more cohesive chunk and ran 300' or so, sifting through a few trees and depositing snow on the uphill side (pictured). The slopes needed to be above 35 degrees to release. Marking this as expected but not exactly intentional.
Snow at the bottom of the drainages skied the best. This was our second attempt at a tour today, after realizing the south facing chutes of LCC were devoid of fresh snow.
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