Observer Name
Gagne/Dunn/Steenburgh
Observation Date
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Little Water
Location Name or Route
Little Water Peak
Elevation
9,300'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
60'
Vertical
250'
Comments
Remotely-triggered a wind-loaded slope on a SE aspect while descending Little Water Peak down into Mill D. Weak layer was a thin layer of faceted snow/weak stellars underneath a 1-2 mm sun/temperature crust that had formed early this week (likely Tuesday).
SS-ASr-R3-D1.5-I
*Ignore comment on video about northeast aspect - was a southeast aspect!
Video