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Avalanche: Meadows

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Meadows
Location Name or Route
Meadow Chutes, El Rolo
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
100'
Vertical
600'
Comments

Steep mid slope role over in the Meadow chutes, looks to have happened more recently than the rest of the slides I looked at today maybe yesterday afternoon I'm thinking, not much new snow on the bed surface.