Observer Name
JPF
Observation Date
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Chicken Sh#! Ridge
Location Name or Route
Days Draw (Chickenshit Ridge )
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
45°
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
60'
Vertical
175'
Comments
Saw some cracking ( from 1 ft then up to 5 ft long )as we were making our way up to Days Draw as the snow depths were reaching 10 to 12". Decided to bail and kicked off some large sloughs then this.
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