Observer Name
Patrick
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Flagstaff Ridge
Location Name or Route
Little Cottonwood Canyon Alta Periphery Top of Flagstaff Mountain entering into Days Fork
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Cornice Fall
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
10"
Width
35'
Vertical
350'
Comments
Photo is of large cornice formed from storm on April 18th looking across at Emma Ridge.
Comments
It's very possible two skiers ahead of me kicked the cornice before descending into Days. It could also be a combination of natural activity during the storm and test evidence. I also stomped a section that ran on top of the snow for about 100 feet. Not smart on my part! It broke similar to the report from Honeycomb 4/19, I did not fall over the lip thankfully. I turned around descended Toledo bowl safely producing some minor surface sluffing. Sensitive up high lots of wind packed those cornices higher than I had expected.
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