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Avalanche: Bear Trap

Observer Name
Anonymous
Observation Date
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Bear Trap
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
West
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
200'
Vertical
Unknown
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Partly
1
Comments

Big cottonwod, Beartrap, west facing, 9450 ft. soft slab, crossloaded, remote/unintentional skiier trigger. broke out up to

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