Observer Name
Ben & Rideout & WPG
Observation Date
Monday, January 29, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mineral Fork » Room of Doom
Location Name or Route
Upper Mineral
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
4'
Width
250'
Vertical
600'
Comments
Guessing this was a natural that went on the afternoon of 1/28, saw this just before 1pm on the 29th.
Comments
Comments
Forecaster Comments: On the morning of January 30, 2024 a team from the UAC went to look at this avalanche. It was just down canyon of where most travelers top out in Cardiac. This avalanche appears to have been triggered by wet snow coming off the rocks. However, the avalanche failed on a buried persistent weak layer of faceted snow near the ground.
Read the full observation HERE.
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