Avalanche: Bells Canyon

Observer Name
Mark Hammond
Observation Date
Monday, April 2, 2012
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 2, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Bells Canyon
Location Name or Route
Bell Canyon
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Depth
Unknown
Width
60'
Vertical
500'
Comments

I didn't see this slide but one of my partners told me it started just off the ridge and came down a few hundred feet from him. We are certain it was a slab from the winds which were blowing quite hard all day long. This happened on a steep east facing slope and the winds were coming out of the north-northeast so it's worth noting the slide was most likely caused by cross loading as opposed to the more predictable lee loading.

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