Avalanche: Wolverine

Observer Name
David Ream
Observation Date
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Wolverine
Location Name or Route
South Facing side of Mt. Wolverine
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
South
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
12"
Width
Unknown
Vertical
70'
Comments

On our way back into Alta from a great tour off of East facing Wolverine we spotted this slide clearly trigger by skiers skiing terrain features off south facing Wolverine. This is not a huge slide but if it carried you throught the small trees over a cliff or carried you into concave toilet bowl terrain feature it could of really hurt. When I talk with the patrol at Alta, they had already seen it but had not been contacted by the people who had triggered it. It is always a good idea to let these hardworking folks know you triggered it and your ok.

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