Avalanche: Rocky Point

Observer Name
Evelyn Lees
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Rocky Point
Location Name or Route
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
18"
Width
100'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Easily triggered 3 slides in the Rocky Point chutes, by standing at the top and kicking soft wind pillows. All failed on facets, an

Comments

Slides were triggered in wind drifted areas, and very sensitive. There were breaking down into the dirty brown weak facets between two crusts. This slide was triggered remotely from the lower left corner of the picture.

Comments

Looking down one of the slides. While not running full track, debris looked to be piled up decently against the first large trees.

Comments

Wind drifted areas cracked easily, and could fail either on the weak surface facets right beneath the newer snow, or all the way down on the mid pack facets. Also got distinct woomph and a small foot deep release (that ran all of 12") in a wind loaded gully at about 10,000'.

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