Observer Name
Eichhorst
Observation Date
Monday, February 28, 2011
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 28, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch » Patsy Marly
Location Name or Route
Patsy Ridge
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
18"
Width
60'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Descending the Patsy Ridge we looked into Powder 8 bowl cautiously and released a wind slab on a cross loaded/leeward slope which appeared to fail on the dense snow from the last storm. I didn't stick around to make a more detailed observation (I apologize). The propagation occurred on a convex roll over down the ridge from the summit where much smaller cornices had built up. It didn't carry much speed, but I was surprised of the overall size of the pocket that moved. - Probably a pretty common occurrence yesterday for the salt lake area wind effected terrain. Winds seem to come from every direction yesterday. It was great.
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