Observer Name
MW, ZK
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Silver Fork Headwall
Location Name or Route
Big Cottonwood Canyon- Silver Fork Headwall
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Comments
Most of Silver Fork Headwall crowned at the Emma ridge cornices and ran full track to bottom of West Bowl with large runout debris field. During or after the last storm.
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