Avalanche: Yellowjacket Gulch

Observer Name
Tom Kimbrough
Observation Date
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Porter Fork » Yellowjacket Gulch
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,100'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
200'
Vertical
1,000'
Comments

Remotely triggered HS-3-AS off the ridge on the skier's left side of the Yellowjacket drainage. 2' - 4' deep, 200' wide, 1,000' ve

Comments

Photos by Alex Zuhl

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