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Avalanche: Seagull

Observer Name
CO
Observation Date
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Tuscarora » Seagull
Location Name or Route
Tuscarora (Seagull Chute or 3 Chute)
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
3'
Width
700'
Comments
It looks like this likely was triggered by a small piece of cornice that fell from the ridge early this morning, gouged a small track in the chute, triggering some very shallow wind slabs along the way, and then triggered this slab across the endire apron once it hit the end of the chute. Lots of interesting layers where this stepped down, and where it triggered adjacent, shallower wind slabs. Old crowns still visible in the bed surface are interesting too.
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