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Avalanche: Broads Fork

Observer Name
Michael B
Observation Date
Monday, May 6, 2024
Avalanche Date
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork
Location Name or Route
Broads Fork
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Gliding Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
I snowshoed to the beaver ponds on Broads. Once there I could the remnants of a glide avalanche that had ran significantly on Bonkers. Others could be seen on the Diving Board and other fracture points on the upper east face of Twin Peaks.
I broke trail from the TH to the beaver ponds with no other skiers or skin tracks observed.
WEATHER
Cloudy
30 degrees
Light winds
New snow 12-18" at 8k feet (dense)
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