Observer Name
Joe
Observation Date
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Region
Ogden » Ben Lomond » Cutler Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cutler area
Elevation
8,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
50'
Vertical
100'
Comments
We remotely triggered 2 small but fairly deep slides from adjacent and higher terrain. One was from ~50' and the other maybe 200' away from our track. We stopped by to look at the lower of the two on our next lap. Aside from the new snow on top, the slab was quite dense. It had failed on a bed of facets above the ground. Also, the debris was much more substantial than it looked from our skin track. Definitely had the potential to bury a person especially with the narrow gully below.
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