Observer Name
Hardesty and Wilson
Observation Date
Friday, January 10, 2014
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Butler Fork » Reynolds Peak
Location Name or Route
Reynolds Peak
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
10"
Width
100'
Comments
Must've ripped out early in the storm Thursday/Thursday night as much of the avalanche and debris had been well covered by additional wind and storm snow. Best guess is that it did not step down into old snow; though unwilling to get into terrain to verify.
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