Avalanche: Mill D North

Observer Name
Hardesty
Observation Date
Monday, December 25, 2017
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 25, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North
Location Name or Route
Mill D North
Elevation
8,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
12"
Width
40'
Comments

See photo below. Phone died so no photo. By walking off the main track and beneath this "test slope', I was able to collapse and crack out a persistent slab avalanche that collapsed and then only moved a few inches due to the slope angle. The crack/crown along the top was plain and ran 40' across. Aspect NE, elevation 8240'. Collapsing in facets noted along the route from 7800' to Reynolds Summit.

To me, I'm more interested in the outliers - what's the lowest extent of persistent slab avalanche danger? - than the more expected activity on Reynolds Peak and other "classic" terrain of mid and upper elevation shady terrain.

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