Observation Date
Monday, February 19, 2024
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 19, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Reynolds Pk
Location Name or Route
Reynolds Peak - East Face
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
60'
Vertical
600'
Comments
Watched this loose wet movement happen naturally at 12:00 pm on far skiers left side of Reynold East Face. Started with a tiny (softball size) break-off, but picked up a decent amount of wet snow along the way, running about 600' or so. Walked over the look at it and it didn't have much depth/height to it (see side profile picture).
It was very warm out there today and the sun made it hot, even with the wind. Just before this happened, we made a comment about how nice and untouched that face looked.
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