UDOT PLANNED AVALANCHE CLOSURES!!

Avalanche: Brighton

Observer Name
mark white
Observation Date
Monday, April 28, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 28, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton
Location Name or Route
Millicent peak
Elevation
10,200'
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
15"
Width
60'
Vertical
300'
Comments

Saw this wind slab triggered on the shoulder of Millicent peak, right below one of the gas x's. No one caught or carried, obvious wind slab waiting for a trigger.

Forecaster note: Brighton Resort is closed for the season and not doing any avalanche control.