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Avalanche: Foothills

Observer Name
chester
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Foothills
Location Name or Route
slc bench just 100' vertically above 8100 top of the world drive
Elevation
5,100'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
34°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
16"
Width
20'
Vertical
90'
Comments
missing out today watching kid as wife got some great turns at resort. go out to mailbox and see this. looked like party of 2, first person goes down nothing, second person trigers, cuts left and triggers second. slow mover slide didnt go far. note fence in runout(strainer), slide slide stopped 20 feet short on bench snow started out as rain and switched to snow, very slushy underneath. in my yard 2 feet but on slope looked less not very impressive but on bench so thought id share.
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