Observer Name
chester
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Tuscarora
Location Name or Route
Mt tuscarora
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
8"
Width
40'
Vertical
100'
Comments
saw this small wind slab today. skiers right of seagull/3 chute, a shoulder that feeds seagulls apron. I would guess skier triggered. 15th is a guess based on other similar slides reported on 15th. there also appeared to be some similar but longer running(400') slides on suset peak/lake catherine area. Today I saw sluffing on facets, but not too fast. lots of surface whore, surface facets and some destruction of facets in the sun / sun crust.
