Avalanche: Wolverine Cirque

Observer Name
Kikkert
Observation Date
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Wolverine Cirque
Location Name or Route
Wolverine Cirque
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
200'
Vertical
300'
Comments

Looks to have run overnight, running to the ground. Photo as seen from Brighton. Other slides noted in Brighton basin were Dog Lake Chutes, pockets on north facing pioneer, east face of peak 10,321, east face of Lackawaxen (backside of Clayton Peak).