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Avalanche: Maybird Gulch

Observer Name
Quino Gonzalez
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Maybird Gulch
Location Name or Route
Upper Maybird Gulch
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
32°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
10"
Width
40'
Vertical
150'
Comments
The avalanche happened a few seconds before I took the picture. The east facing slope was being rapidly wind loaded upwards. We saw a second avalanche on the same slope some 10 minutes later.
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