Observer Name
JT
Observation Date
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » White Pine » Lake Peak
Location Name or Route
lake chute
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
10"
Width
45'
Vertical
250'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
After skinning up to Lake Peak (no name) from Red Pine I decided to descend lake chute from 10690’. About 300’ into the chute I noticed more than easily managed sluff from behind and before I could my change my line to avoid the slab I had lost a ski and was being taken for an unwanted 150’ ride. Fortunately it was just the top layer of new snow that released but it had enough mass/density to it to easily push me around and take me down. The north flank of the slab was thicker due to wind loading and fractured in larger chunks versus the loser south flank. Visibility was poor due to low clouds hence the pics do not provide much detail.
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