Avalanche: Reynolds Peak

Observer Name
DaveKelly
Observation Date
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Butler Fork » Reynolds Peak
Location Name or Route
North Shoulder Reynolds Peak
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Soft slab, natural avalanche observed at 1030am on the northern shoulder of Reynolds Peak. Viewed from Tom's hill. There was intermittent fog, but am pretty sure that this slid between 930-1030am. No tracks observed going into or out of it. I could not see how far the debris ran because of the trees. The image is fuzzy due to the distance. We skied slopes below 30 degrees and did not observe any other activity. I ventured off the skin track down low and could feel the snow collapsing when I stepped. When I dug down I observed different densities within the upper snowpack.

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