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Avalanche: Reynolds Peak

Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Butler Fork » Reynolds Peak
Location Name or Route
Reynolds
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
34°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
40'
Vertical
150'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments

The more significant avalanche was a skier triggered slide on Reynold’s peak, on a westerly facing slope at 7900’. After two turns, it broke out above him 2’ deep and 40’ wide, running 150’ down the slope. Fortunately, the debris carried past him and he wasn’t carried very far. Upon investigation, the weak layer was a faceted layer of weak snow sandwiched between two crusts, failing on a 34 degree slope, which may help to explain the whoomphing and collapsing found elsewhere across the range.

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/archive/advisory/print/advisory/salt-lake/20040301.html

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