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Avalanche: Catherine's Pass

Observer Name
Johnston/Frey
Observation Date
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Avalanche Date
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Catherine's Pass
Location Name or Route
Catherine's Pass Area
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
15'
Vertical
100'
Comments

Two small slides (sloughs). Both about 15 feet wide running 100 feet. Graupel on rain crust. 6" depth. Initiated in < 30 degree slope. Above Albion chair lift traversing towards Catherine's pass. [Forecaster comment - the graupel from Sunday did not bond to the frozen snow surface from Saturday's rain event, and this small slide - as well as a few others from Sunday - had the characteristic of running on long distances in lower-angled terrain.]