UDOT PLANNED AVALANCHE CLOSURES!!

Avalanche: Brighton

Observer Name
Tony Pavlantos
Observation Date
Monday, December 21, 2015
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 21, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton
Location Name or Route
Brighton Resort
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
45°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
2'
Width
30'
Vertical
20'
Caught
1
Comments
Slashed the Pow, snapped the photo. Unfortunately it was taken a 1/2 second to early. Other wise we would have had the white room re-entry shot with full cracking. Continued to ride out and away from mini golf slope as per normal protocol. Ben very calmly said "avalanche" as I was aware and still moving away from slope on board. Debris was 5'-6' deep. Test slope. Inbounds.
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