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Avalanche: Silver Fork Headwall

Observer Name
Dave E
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Silver Fork Headwall
Location Name or Route
Silver fork headwall
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Depth
18"
Width
150'
Carried
1
Comments
Went to poke the bear that is the repeater slide on Silver headwall. Wanted to see if it had settled out before this next bigger snow event happened. It hasn't. Repeaters repeat. What surprised me about this one was that is looked like it stepped down and that turned a relatively minor layer into a lot more snow than I was expecting. The whole headwall will be littered with this set up. Perhaps after this next round of snow other areas like Days draw and the monitors will reactivate deeper than expected also.
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