Observation Date
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Hogum
Location Name or Route
Hogum Divide, north end
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Hiker
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Depth
4"
Width
100'
Vertical
50'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Occurred on Hogum Divide, north end of the ridge, uphill travel near top, while bootpacking.
While skinning up on NE approach, 10cm surface cracks
Switched to booting for last 40 feet (elev. 10,400)
While booting, collapse and wind slab release from top convexity, ~15ft above the bootpacker
Bootpacker caught and carried about 20 feet (no burial or injuries)
Debris stopped after about 50 feet
This release sympathetically triggered slope to south at wind drifts (10,300)
That slide ran, stepping down to the dirt layer after about 30 feet, and running into basin below (10,000 ft)
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