UDOT PLANNED AVALANCHE CLOSURES!!

Avalanche: Hogum

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
10,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
49°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
4"
Width
15'
Vertical
150'
Caught
1
Carried
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 in a tight couloir. Trigger was first person. Group spacing key.