Observation Date
Monday, January 16, 2017
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 16, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Hogum
Location Name or Route
Upper Hogum
Elevation
11,100'
Aspect
South
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
7"
Width
60'
Vertical
200'
Caught
1
Comments
General note These windskins were enough to knock a person down and surely off a cliff or into rocks. This wind slab we encountered and triggered was on the skin track up. Trigger was first person. Group spacing key.
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