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Avalanche: Y Coulior

Observer Name
Tyler Falk
Observation Date
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Y Coulior
Location Name or Route
Y Couloir
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
8"
Width
25'
Vertical
40'
Comments

Intentionally triggered this little wind slab on a northeast aspect at 9k with a ski cut. SS-AS-c-D1-R1 (Pic.1) Loaded in from south winds which pulled out just below a cornice. Small and manageable however in more radical terrain it could knock you off your feet. Several other windslabs observed in in a few different "fingers" of the Y today. (Pic. 2) There were a number of older crowns in the coalpit drainage at similar elevations on northeast aspects likely from the Tuesday wind event. Evidence of consistent avalanching in the upper Y. (Pic. 3)