Observer Name
McKee
Observation Date
Monday, March 15, 2010
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Stairs Gulch
Location Name or Route
Stairs Gulch
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
200'
Vertical
3,000'
Comments
Looking like the other big piece up high in Stairs Gulch got some wind loading yesterday. Looked like the weak layer was the old NSF. Ran to the big bend, 3,000'+. Propagated snow off the west faces as it fell. Stairs has slid twice in the last week, and has probably snowed more there than anywhere in the canyon.
Comments
New glide avalanche in the Diving Board in NE facing Broads.
Comments
last photo by Eric Wright
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