Observer Name
Black
Observation Date
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mineral Fork » Mongo no
Location Name or Route
Mongo No
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
14"
Width
50'
Vertical
150'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Triggered a small pocket of wind affected snow while skining up toward the Room of Doom on Mongo No just below the cliffs. At the crown it was only 2-3 inches but then it stepped down to the ground with 12-16 tall inch blocks. Was carried about 60 feet before clawing hold of the bed surface. heard no collapse woomph, just had the rug pulled out. Almost managed to stop myself when it started moving, but then it stepped down an some blocks to the face speed me down slope.
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