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Avalanche: Butler Fork

Observer Name
Observation Date
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Butler Fork
Location Name or Route
Elevation
7,200'
Aspect
West
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
80'
Vertical
Unknown
Caught
3
Buried - Partly
3
Comments

Hardesty comment: Greatly appreciate his write up - lessons learned from a close call in the Butler Fork creek, there in the choke

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