Observer Name
Brad C.
Observation Date
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Holy Toledo
Location Name or Route
Holy Toledo slope in Mill D
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
15"
Width
60'
Vertical
1,000'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Snow Profile Comments
Very similar to the profile shown on Temper's profile on Park City Ridge line 12/13/13. Wind slab 15 inches, faceted layer.
Comments
This picture is looking down the slide path from where I self arrested, it continues through a stand of pines that roll over. I think it set off a sympathetic soft slab skier left that was wider but not as deep.
Comments
This pic shows one of the group at the location where I stopped traveling. There is visible damage to the vegetation.
Comments
This is a view of the entire slide from the safety point below the toe. You can see the trigger point by the tree, with about a 15 inch crown, the top of the slide veers to the left and sets off a sympathetic slide in the gulley closer to Holy Moley.
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