Observer Name
Jack W
Observation Date
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon
Location Name or Route
Whipple Fork
Elevation
8,500'
Aspect
Southwest
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
6"
Width
10'
Comments
Triggered a small wind slab in the couloir lookers left of the Whipple. We booted up a few hundred feet and noticed these small wind slabs on the sides of the couloir. We also noticed some transport going on up high. We decided to turn around maybe half way up and a few turns down triggered a small slide. I think they were piles of spindrift that spilled down the sides of the chute and formed these slabs overnight. It looked like someone had skied this run the day before as well. Some of their tracks were obscured by the wind.

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