Observer Name
Greg Gavin
Observation Date
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Lone Peak
Location Name or Route
Heavens Halfpipe
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Natural
Depth
4'
Width
300'
Comments
Natural slide on skiers right. Ran full track ~2000' with significant debris pile. The slide was powerful enough to snap small aspens at the toe of the slide. HH is typically known as a low angle run, but with high angle slopes on each side large avalanches are still possible on "safe" runs (read: west porter).
WSW Facing bighorn also slide just below the cliff, but total runout length was difficult to discern (anywhere between 300-1000'). Width is unknown.
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