Observer Name
Ian
Observation Date
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Rocky Point
Location Name or Route
Rocky Point from Sunset Pass
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
18"
Width
35'
Vertical
100'
Comments
My partner and I had traversed over to Sunset Pass from the top on the supreme chairlift and noticed a lot of wind transport coming from the south. Once we got to Sunset Pass we decided I would do a ski cut to an island of trees and hopefully that would release any wind slab at my feet. While cutting over to the ridge, we felt the snow collapse and saw cracks shoot up the ridge, causing the slab above us fracture and run down the slope. The slab didn't run far maybe only 100' and varried in depth up to 1.5' deep.


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