Observer Name
Royce Van Tassell
Observation Date
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Avalanche Date
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Alta Periphery
Location Name or Route
about 10,000', on the way to Catherine's Pass
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
15'
Vertical
20'
Comments
Avalanche broke loose on the sun crust formed since the last good snow 2 weeks ago. Pretty small. Broke as the first person in a party of 3 was approaching the slope.
Forecaster Comments: Kobernik and I triggered a similar slide today near Rocky Point with similar dimensions; produced an impressive dust cloud for being so small...However, have not seen any sun crusts on northerly terrain at that elevation.