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Avalanche: Guardsman Pass area

Observer Name
wambler
Observation Date
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Guardsman Pass area
Location Name or Route
Lanes Leap
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

A break in the clouds showed us a crown on Lane's Leap. Viewed from a distance, details were hard to make out. This may have been remotely triggered, we saw a skinner going up 10420's west ridge earlier in the day. Seen at 11 AM. Also pictured is the guardsman road cut, same aspect @9000' giving shooting cracks with a big whumph after being stepped on.

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