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Avalanche: Banana Days

Observer Name
Sam W
Observation Date
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Banana Days
Location Name or Route
Days Fork/Reed and Benson
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
70'
Vertical
300'
Comments
My partner and I were up in days fork near days draw and noticed a northeast aspect below reed and benson ridge line that slid. Looked to be natural and ran for roughly 300 feet and was about 50-100 feet wide. The propagation from our perspective ran across multiple small sub ridges and likely broke on the facets on a slab of rock. - see image
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