Observer Name
Malone
Observation Date
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
Ricardo’s
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
80'
Comments
I suspect the party involved in this avalanche will report it, but sharing a photo in case they don't. Just as with yesterday's D1 on SE, we did not witness this avalanche, but came upon the debris and saw what appeared to be one track in and one track out. Guessing this occurred between 8:30, when we were ascending the skin track, and 9 a.m., when friends behind us spotted the debris. These look like two separate avalanches, with one likely sympathetically triggering the other.
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