Observer Name
Brackelsberg
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Parleys Canyon » Lambs Canyon » Murdock Peak
Location Name or Route
Murdock Peak Area
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
2.5'
Width
100'
Vertical
20'
Comments
Wind was definitely the big issue today. See the included video of the very strong winds we encountered today.
I remote triggered two slides on wind loaded ridgelines.
Comments
The first one remoted triggered was a small slide on an east-facing slope by Lamb's Canyon. I had a small collapse and then saw that I had triggered the cornice from about 20' away.
Comments
The second was on the ridge above Murdock Bowl. This was triggered from 10-15' away as I was approaching the ridge. This is a repeater that Andy Paradis and I had observed on 30 Nov 2019. The first photo is the slide from 01 Jan, second photo is the size of the blocks, the third photo was this same slope on 30 Nov 2019.
Video
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