Observer Name
GBtrop
Observation Date
Friday, January 17, 2025
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 17, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mineral Fork » East Mineral
Location Name or Route
Low east facing
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
12"
Width
100'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Skinning up Highline in Mineral Fork in the afternoon and noticed this avalanche just below the ridgeline. Looked fresh enough to be either from earlier in the day or maybe overnight. The skinner and ski tracks below it had us concerned they could have triggered this wind pocket from below and not a natural, so we adjusted our plan to avoid going all th way up to to ridge on our route and not get close to any rocky steep terrain.
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