Observer Name
Adam Riser
Observation Date
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D South » Kessler » Argenta
Location Name or Route
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
12"
Width
10'
Vertical
150'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Partly
1
Comments
Kessler Peak, Northwest Couloirs Light snow, light to moderate wind at ridge from the southwest. Northwest facing. Softslab / ground (shallow snowpack). 9500ft (give or take). 12 inch crown across narrow couloir (eight feet wide). Victim traveled for 100 feet (and through a 20-foot steep rocky section). Slide went for additional 50 feet past the point where the victim stopped.
Full report here
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