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Avalanche: Ricardos

Observer Name
WZ & LJ
Observation Date
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Ricardos
Location Name or Route
Ricardo's Roll
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
2'
Width
200'
Comments
Comments
Comments
Noticed Ricardo's had slid as we were skinning up the Meadows chutes up track. Looks like 100 ft wide Plenty of hang fire above. Spoke with friends who put in the uptrack and it ran between 7 and noon, maybe sympathetic when they skied down just to skiers right near Brad's line. It released midway down the slope, well below the rocky outcrop weak point. About 2 feet deep, suspect it slid on the underlying crust. Ran about 300 feet but not to the road.
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