Observer Name
Robbins
Observation Date
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Alta Ski Area » Catherines area
Location Name or Route
N facing Point Supreme in Albion Basin
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
10"
Width
Unknown
Vertical
200'
Comments
On the popular skin track (and summer trail) to Catherine's Pass, we noticed that a soft slab had recently been triggered from higher up on Point Supreme. With so many people out today, this could have easily been much worse, as debris ran nearly to the skin track that probably 50 people walked on today. Area was a convex terrain feature, and the varying crown height indicated wind loading. This is just one of many avalanches reported from Albion Basin today.
The crown is seen under the rock band. It also extended out of our sight, way up into the looker's right of this photo. The debris ran down through trees, as shown in photo 2.
Alta Ski Lifts is not open for the season yet.


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