Avalanche: Davenport Hill

Observer Name
nate stireman
Observation Date
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Avalanche Date
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Davenport Hill
Location Name or Route
Davenport hill
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Cornice Fall
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
8"
Width
35'
Vertical
450'
Comments

Walking along the ridge on Davenport hill, a large cornice, VW bug size broke under my right foot, I managed to step off, and it fell onto the slope and triggered a dense eight inch deep, 40' wide wind slab and ran the slope about 450 ft. I was aware that this was a likely place for a cornice to break off, yet it broke further back than expected. At the time, the wind was transporting snow on the No. slope, later in the day, on the south and east slopes. Also heard collapsing within the new snow (about 3'') under human weight, and also naturally from rapid loading on an east facing slope in Days fork near/on the ridges.

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