Observer Name
UDOT BCC
Observation Date
Monday, April 22, 2024
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 22, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Stairs Gulch
Location Name or Route
Stairs
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
3,750'
Comments
Reported by UDOT BCC- This natural avalanche ran in stairs past Big Bend. Best guess is it involved the north-east facing slabs and the debris was observed on April 22, 2024.
Comments
Below photo of temperatures at nearby Torpedo Hill Weather Station (5553'). Last period of freezing (and only for a short time period) was April 18, 2024.
Comments
On April 12, 2024 the west facing aspect started to collapse and avalanched a few days later.
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