Observer Name
Bourgeois
Observation Date
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork Headwall
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
12"
Width
50'
Vertical
200'
Comments
Intentionally triggered by dropping a cornice onto the slope. Cornice ran about 100' down the slope before triggering the small avalanche. Looked to be about a foot deep, 50' wide and ran about 200'. We intentionally dropped two other cornices on either side of this and had no results.
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