Observer Name
SLP
Observation Date
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Meadows
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork Meadow Chutes
Elevation
9,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2.5'
Width
50'
Vertical
300'
Caught
1
Comments
Found one of the sensitve wind slabs Evelyn warned of this morning on El Rollo. After a few scratchy runs on the more Easterly lines we decided to ski where the roll had slid big just before Christmas. More worried about there being enough snow on the bed than triggering a repeater, it was a bit of a surprise. I was able to ski off it to the slide and avoid being swept into what's left of the Aspens at the bottom of the roll. Hadn't seen the extent of the Christmas slide yet - 1000 vert to the Creek and appears to have taken out quite a bit of wood.
Comments
Two other photos by C. Gregersen
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