Observer Name
Chester
Observation Date
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Hidden Canyon
Location Name or Route
Hidden Canyon
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
40'
Comments
skinning from guardsman's pass. Called patrol to report.
This is 100 yards out of bounds from the top gate, Great Western. The gate is closed. They opened the chair on Tuesday, skin track 80 vert above could have triggered. I could not see whole thing could have been a traverse from the ropeline sneak.
Guess on date would be 29-30, prob 30.
No obvious dirt, but guessing to the ground.
I'm guessing thinner crust/ similar setup to sunset.
I'm getting nowhere near that ropeline for a while.
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