Observer Name
Eric Wagstaff
Observation Date
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Avalanche Date
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch » Patsy Marly
Location Name or Route
Alta/about 1200 feet below the microwave.
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
West
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Released above me so not sure exactly where. Sun came out for about 5 minutes, then clouds moved in prior to skiing the slope. Poor visibility/flat light aided in navigating my line choice to far skiers left of microwave than i wanted. Lost 1 ski, stayed on top whole time, went for a small ride and able to steer off to the right flank and stop. Skied out on one ski...no injuries.
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