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Avalanche: Moonlight

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Monday, February 15, 2021
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 15, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mineral Fork » Moonlight
Location Name or Route
Mineral Fk
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Comments
Last time up the skin path for the day- 4:30p'ish winds were picking up and this may have tipped the scales. East facing Mineral-we call it 'old man' -heard big rumble and watched natural come down from the ridge. Skied down to summer road, and observed the slide ran full track, all the way to the creek- picture is looking up from the summer road.