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Avalanche: Weathering Heights

Observer Name
Eric R
Observation Date
Friday, March 31, 2023
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 31, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Weathering Heights
Location Name or Route
Weathering Heights
Elevation
8,200'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
Unknown
Width
80'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Skinned up weathering heights. Snow was knee to waist deep. Travelled down weathering heights and noticed lots of cracking. After completing the slope while descending down the skin track about 30 yards from the bottom of the slope, we noticed the uphill skin track was covered in about 3 feet of debris. Looking uphill you could not see a crown. Another 50 - 100 yards down, another slide had taken out the uphill track. This one covered a couple feet deep and about 50 feet wide.
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