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Avalanche: 10420

Observer Name
AG
Observation Date
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » 10420
Location Name or Route
NE Bowl 10420
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Snowboarder
Depth
5"
Width
10'
Comments
During late morning lap on the more easterly aspect of the Northeast bowl of 10420 I crossed into a small, isolated wind slab shaded by a fir, that when ridden across cracked a bit, but did not propagate immediately. After finishing the descent my partner and I observed a slow-moving slide initiating from that spot ending up almost 70ft long after a few minutes. This was the only instance of instability we observed on the slope.
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