Observer Name
Steven Clark
Observation Date
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Wilson Fork » Wilson Chutes
Location Name or Route
Wilson Chutes
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
8"
Width
50'
Vertical
600'
Comments
The slope slid with just a small cornice kick and the whole chute cracked out and slid nearly full track. This looked to just be from wind loaded snow but further inspection down the chute showed some gouging in the bed surface below the new dirt layer.
Other instabilities noted are on North faceing slope below the dirt layer are small NSF that fail easliy in shear tests.
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