Observer Name
Spencer Wheatley
Observation Date
Friday, January 21, 2011
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 21, 2011
Region
Provo » Snake Creek
Location Name or Route
Snake Creek
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
70'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
I ski cut a small class II pocket ESE facing chute in Snakecreek North 10,000', SS-AS-D2-R2. 1' deep x 75' wide, ran 300'. Ran on rain crust interface. Windloaded/stiffened area from PM West winds. 4 Finger slab.
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