Avalanche: Big Springs
Observer Name: 
Logan Cookler - WPG
Observation Date: 
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Occurrence Date: 
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Occurence Time: 
11:00am

Region:

  • Big Springs
Location Name or Route: 
Nose of Big Springs
Elevation: 
9700
Aspect: 
East
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem: 
Persistent Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets
Depth: 
18"
Width: 
250
Vertical: 
500
Comments: 
Intentionally triggered on ski cut, failure was on basal facets
Coordinates: 
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