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Avalanche: Hallway Couloir

Observer Name
Joey Camps
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Hallway Couloir
Location Name or Route
Hallway
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
12"
Width
50'
Vertical
1,250'
Comments
Throughout the day, I experienced many soft snow storm slab avalanches. All of which, broke below my skis, propagated outward on a 45 degree angle, 10-20 feet wide and ran 2/3 track. We decided to exit days via the Hallway and knew that we would probably be able to get some of it to slide. We did not think it would go quite as big/long. Aaron cut in, skied and got to a safe spot without anything going. I thought that I would try a little farther out on the roll. I was thinking that there was probably a 50/50 chance I could get the slope to go. So I skied with that thought in mind. On the third turn in, I saw it crack and pulled off to the side quick. I was surprised it cracked out so far, but the jangled cliffs probably helped with weakness in the snow. The avalanche slammed off the far wall of the chute like a ramp and ran halfway out the Tube. The video shows it all. Picture of the crown.
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