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Avalanche: Emma Ridges

Observer Name
M.Lundquist
Observation Date
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Emma Ridges
Location Name or Route
LCC > Emma 1
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
South
Trigger
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
12"
Width
10'
Comments
After wrapping up a run on the north side, I came back up to descend to my car via emmas #1. After descending about 300 feet, I noticed that the top layer of new snow was heavy and loose. After making a decent cut near the steepest part of the run it triggered wet/loose activity. This was at approx 4:00 pm. See vid below.
Video
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