Observer Name
Sean
Observation Date
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Flanigans
Location Name or Route
Flanagans/Silver Fork
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
30'
Vertical
250'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
The first member in a group three initiated the slide on his third turn. The soft slab broke near the cliff face, well above the descending snowboarder, and caught up to him as he was turning out of the slide path and into the trees, knocking him off of his feet and pressing him into a small pine tree. The toe of the debris was between 2-3' deep. We did a beacon search to determine that no one else was involved(we did not see or hear anyone in the area, but the debris covered a previous groups tracks) and alerted Solitude Ski Patrol of the incident after exiting Silver Fork.
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