Observer Name
UDOT
Observation Date
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Avalanche Date
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Stairs Gulch
Location Name or Route
West facing stairs
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
West
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Gliding Snow
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Comments
West hanging slab popped on Stairs around 2:30. Looks like an easy 8' crown from across the street. Ran short of the Big Bend ~ 1,400' vertical. You can see the piece from yesterday far left just before the cliffs.
This slope avalanches to the ground every year and it's about average timing for it right now.
Coordinates