Observer Name
Confit Sandwich
Observation Date
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Oingo Boingo
Location Name or Route
Oingo Boingo
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
6"
Width
50'
Vertical
600'
Comments
Travel today was up Emma ridge to "Dave's Fork". Entered via "unga bunga" (Oingo Boingo). The skiers left or East facing side of the chute looked like it needed a ski cut really badly, so off I went. I approached the cornice at the top gingerly and knocked off a 30 to 60 lb (i.e. small) piece which subsequently triggered a soft slab roughly 50 ft wide and half a foot deep. The slide started running, stepped down to entrain most of the storm snow (24inches), and ran almost full track. I then performed a ski cut which pulled out some hang-fire and we skied the soft fluffy debris through the choke and onto the apron where we diverged from depo' to unadulterated snow.
While re-skinning we observed a skier trigger a decent sized pocket on the southeast periphery of the Two Dog slide track. The person was able to ski out of harms way below a staunch wall that prevented the skier's right side of the slab from running.
Pictures to follow if Larsen can cipher on how to get "em off his phone. Maybe Kowboy could give him a ring and provide "technical support".
Cheers
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