Avalanche: Broads Fork

Observer Name
Aaron Lowry
Observation Date
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork
Location Name or Route
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
2.5'
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Upper Broads Fork partly cloudy, moderate E wind up on the ridges unknown, only viewed from a distance, after the fact. no cracking or collapsing from the same aspects, but we never got high enough to get to the same elevation as the observed slide. East/northeast upper elevations had extensive, obvious wind pillows as viewed from a distance from the Mill B ridgeline. Due to the obvious wind pillows observed on like aspect/elevation (N, NE at 9500 ft.+) in upper Broads, we did not venture into that territory.

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