Observer Name
Beck - Kobernik
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Region
Skyline
Location Name or Route
Skyline Summit and Ephraim Canyon
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Comments
Moderate speed south wind Monday night created fresh drifts that were sensitive Tuesday morning. There were numerous snowmobile triggered wind slab avalanches around the top of Fairview Canyon and Skyline Summit. These avalanches didn't pose all that much threat of burial. They were large enough to carry a person or perhaps knock them off their machine.
Comments
There were also a handful of snowmobile triggered small avalanches in Ephraim Canyon. These were also from wind drifted snow.
