Observer Name
David Kliger
Observation Date
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » East Bowl
Location Name or Route
East Bowl of Silver Fork
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
2'
Width
35'
Vertical
100'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
The location was just to the skier's left at the pass to the East Bowl as you enter from Grizzly Gulch. A party of two with one skier descended into a zone of safety. As the second skier start to traverse the top of the slope from his safe zone to a second sub ridge the slope started to crack and released carrying the skier about 20 feet. The slide was moving quite slowly and did not pick up much speed. Did not want to investigate the layers as there was still significant hang fire. But it was evident that the snow released on a rock slab.