Observer Name
FD Chris G
Observation Date
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill B South » Monte Cristo
Location Name or Route
Northeast face of Monte Cristo on approach to Heart of Darkness
Elevation
10,700'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
10"
Width
40'
Vertical
150'
Caught
2
Carried
2
Comments
At 11 AM we were skinning up to Heart of Darkness on the east facing slope of the north ride of Monte Cristo, we trigged a wind slab (after passing through debris pile from yesterday's north facing slide on Superior). One skier was carried 150' but was able to immediately deploy an airbag pack and was not buried. A second skier was carried about 10-15' and was also not buried.
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