Observer Name
Lou Gilbert
Observation Date
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Corner Chute
Location Name or Route
Corner Chute (just west of Davenport Hill)
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
33°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
2'
Width
40'
Vertical
200'
Comments
We inspected Corner Chute (just down the Emma Ridge, west of Davenport Hill) from the saddle. It looked like wind had deposited snow on the skier's right. So, we wanted to investigate skier's left along a small spine of trees that was less steep. I skied across the top of the spine and did a ski cut. The snow initially separated from the base of a small rock band and connected across about 30 feet to a tree, leaving a crown varying between one and two feet. The slab quickly fell apart as it went through the trees, and the debris came to rest about 200 feet below me. The slope is NNW facing and about 30-35 degrees (on the spine). The whole ski cut was very controlled, and went as planned. No one was carried or hurt.
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