Observer Name
DB
Observation Date
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Lake Desolation
Location Name or Route
Desolation lake
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
12"
Comments
Skied a couple laps on the low angle slope west of the lake then walked up to exit out beartrap, breaking trail on the ridge got a bunch of collapses one of which remotely triggered a pocket on a steeper roll in the trees, 50yards or so away from where I stood. sorry for lack of photos there was still some hangfire so didn’t want to climb down on to get a better view. Guessing a foot or so deep based off a couple hand pits on the slope i skied. There was also a smaller natural just west of that slide, had a bit of snow on it so probably ran during the storm 12/6
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