Observer Name
Joey Camps
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Banana Days
Location Name or Route
Banana Days
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
18"
Width
70'
Vertical
400'
Comments
Skied over roll over near top of Banana Days. Made a hard turn and watched as it cracked and propagated out to my right 60 feet. It ran on a thin crust, probably from Mondays sun. The snow under crust was soft as well(sat-sun storm snow.
![](https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/styles/observation_image/public/images/avalanches/2013-14/image_44.jpg?itok=PB9blNuJ)
![](https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/styles/observation_image/public/images/avalanches/2013-14/image_46.jpg?itok=bzyM92Ec)
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