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Avalanche: Days Headwall

Observer Name
Chester Frantz
Observation Date
Monday, February 22, 2010
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 22, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Days Headwall
Location Name or Route
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
18"
Width
80'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

2 avalanches around days headwall, 1 with pic remotely triggered by what appeared to be skier to skiers left of slide. other slide was east of pic,above cliffband, also remotely triggered. did not see either yesterday, no new snow on top, suspect it went this morning. both were similar, elevation 10,200 angle est 40 soft slab 1.5ft by 70 ft. cracking noted 15 knots north

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