Observer Name
Anonymous
Observation Date
Monday, February 13, 2017
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 13, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Wolverine Cirque
Location Name or Route
Wolverine cirque
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
8"
Width
50'
Vertical
700'
Comments
4th lap in cirque.We figured something small might go as already intentionally triggered a slab ne facing, sluffs n facing. Hourglass, partner triggerd loose dry from ridge entry, partner ahead of it and hooked riders left and dropped into hourglass w speed. 80% of sluff went right(not hourglass) the sluff then triggered a small soft slab in the other drainage. Between the sluffing n slabbing, fair bit of snow., Some is from a previous skier. From my vantage point i could see the slab shattering but no big crowns. Small, not deep.
