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Avalanche: Flanagans

Observer Name
Ethan
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Flanagans
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork on the way out from Flanagans
Elevation
8,000'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
3"
Width
60'
Comments
Exiting Flanagans area out silver fork the skier in front of me rode through a small bowl and caused a slide on a what appeared to be 30ish degree slope. It was only a few inches deep and didn't start sliding till he was out of it already.
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