Observer Name
Patrick Fink
Observation Date
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Little Water
Location Name or Route
East of Little Water Peak
Elevation
8,900'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
30°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Spotted from Little Water Peak: this natural ripped out in the trees behind sheep shit ridge. ...spooky... It looked to be several feet deep and blocks of debris were visible from a distance. Pretty far down from the ridge line. Didn't appear to have any tracks or other releases nearby to trigger, so I suspect it was wind load from what had clearly been stiff Southerly winds over the adjacent ridge.
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