Avalanche: Flagstaff Gully

Observer Name
Brian Muller
Observation Date
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Flagstaff Gully
Location Name or Route
Flagstaff
Elevation
8,900'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
10"
Width
50'
Vertical
50'
Comments

Today I headed up Pole Line Pass to ski some low angle slopes in the vicinity. On the way down we found a few gully walls that ended up being good test slopes to see how snow was reacting on steep slopes. I found a pocket on the first gully wall I tried to be easily triggered when ski cut, and realized it was a good decision to stay on low angle slopes today. Unfortunately we were not able to ski cut any bigger test slopes today, but this helps show how sensitive this new snow is.

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