Avalanche: Argenta

Observer Name
P Diegel/C Hughes
Observation Date
Friday, February 7, 2014
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D South » Kessler » Argenta
Location Name or Route
far skier's right, main upper Argenta bowl
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
30°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
9"
Width
50'
Vertical
100'
Comments

Reported to Brett via txt at the time. Reporting here just to get in records. Surprisingly low angle slope. Lots of wind transport in progress