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Avalanche: Main Days

Observer Name
Bill Nalli
Observation Date
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Main Days
Location Name or Route
Main Days
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
200'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Noticed this avalanche in Main Days on a northeast aspect at 10,400'. No ski tracks visible. In the upper right of pic 2 you can see another sizable slide in the Banana Belt. Looks like similar timing.
[Forecaster Comment - Thank you for the observation. The avalanche was initially triggered by the helicopter landing at the top of Banana Belt, and that slide sympathetically released the two other avalanches in Main Days.]
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