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Avalanche: West Willow

Observer Name
Lars Morris
Observation Date
Monday, December 22, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 22, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Willows » West Willow
Location Name or Route
Willow fork
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
12"
Width
1,500'
Vertical
800'
Comments
Skinning up west willow ridge line I remotely triggered the entire west willow aera as well as the east slope on the back side of bear trap. I didn't get a good look at it but it appeared to have stepped down. Leaving a mostly snow free slope. I was on the other side of the ridge in trees when I remotely triggered the slide from over 30 feet away.
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