Observer Name
annon
Observation Date
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Stupid Chute
Location Name or Route
Brighton stupid chute (saddle between Millicent and wolverine)
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
450'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Merry Christmas to me! After getting human factored caught and carried for the first time (300 feet or so) i only lost my poles! Clearly I shouldn't have taken a shortcut up Wolverine given that moderate winds were actively changing yesterday's snow. Boy do I feel stupid...
(Photo by Craig Gordon, who was in the area later in the day. Note the ridgeline wind drifting)
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