Observer Name
brandondodge
Observation Date
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Hidden Canyon
Location Name or Route
NE facing hidden canyon ridge
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
18"
Width
50'
Vertical
200'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Skiers tracks enter mid crown, report was that he was caught and carried into a tree which he held onto as slide moved past
Comments
View from entry point. several attempts at kicking cornices were made by the party just above this location on lower angled slopes. This cornice was left alone for some reason or another. While moving to the crown to take this picture a large collapse occured.
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