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Avalanche: Diving Board

Observer Name
A Tankersley
Observation Date
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork » Diving Board
Location Name or Route
Broads Fork
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Glide
Avalanche Problem
Gliding Snow
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Width
Unknown
Vertical
1,000'
Comments
Large glide avalanche N side of blue ice on twin peaks, D3. Debris greater than 3 m deep, some large refrigerator size hard debris.
Comments
Striated ice and mud from the ground interface.
Comments
Hard to gage crown size, but from a distance appeared to be close to 3m.