Observer Name
DeMonte, Roohan, Day
Observation Date
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Mt Olympus » Memorials
Location Name or Route
Memorial couloirs
Elevation
8,900'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
8"
Width
25'
Comments
Our group observed signs of recent avalanche activity mainly on the north-facing walls of all five memorial couloirs on Sunday. We saw both shallow cracking from the new snow as well as debris from slides that may have occurred during the overnight hours.
We did a ski cut at the top of memorial #1 which easily triggered the pictured avalanche, 8" at the deepest part of the crown and ~25' wide. Failing on new snow/old snow interface.
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