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Observer Name
Molly Malone
Observation Date
Monday, December 16, 2019
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 16, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch
Location Name or Route
Chad's Gap
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Comments
Saw this while hiking up towards the ridge, unsure if it was triggered today or yesterday. Triggered by a skier as they turned. Propagated about 5 feet. A small storm slab, but into a bit of a terrain trap. Kept us on more slightly mellower terrain for the rest of the day.
As we skied down to the right of the slide we saw another storm slab crown in the same area, unsure if that one was triggered by a skier or natural. That one didn't have a lot of propagation and was stopped by trees.
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