Observer Name
Anonymous
Observation Date
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Tuscarora
Location Name or Route
Seagull
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
10"
Width
70'
Vertical
800'
Comments
Small shallow wind slab triggered intentionally at top of chute. Another cut mid-chute produced the 10-12" wind slab - snow from Friday and Saturday night's few inches of snow...Not a near miss or incident.
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