UDOT PLANNED AVALANCHE CLOSURES!!

Avalanche: Silver Fork

Observer Name
Kobernik
Observation Date
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
West
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
16"
Width
40'
Vertical
50'
Comments

We suspected that this slope may collapse. Sure enough, a couple of steps toward it caused it to release.

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