Observer Name
Patrick
Observation Date
Monday, April 30, 2018
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 30, 2018
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Hallway Couloir
Location Name or Route
Hallway
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
6"
Vertical
600'
Comments
After skiing NW entrance with dry snow, team noticed wetter snow at W aspect at top of couloir. 1st skier made 2 turns and escaped to safe spot on skier's left, before choke. New snow slowly collected from behind and swept out the rest of the couloir below.
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