Observer Name
SD
Observation Date
Friday, March 22, 2013
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill B South
Location Name or Route
Mill B South - Monte Cristo Cirque
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Graupel
Depth
10"
Width
25'
Vertical
100'
Comments
Saw multiple natural new snow slides that were small and didn't run very far. All occurred under cliff bands, where graupel had pooled to depths of a few inches. Slides seemed to start as point releases, perhaps new snow sluffs off of the cliff bands, and widened as they ran downhill.
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