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Avalanche: Toots to Boot

Observer Name
Peter Donner
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Alexander Basin » Toots to Boot
Location Name or Route
Toots to Boot
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Depth
12"
Width
30'
Comments
Plan was to tour Yellow Jacket and exit Bowman trees adjacent to Toots. On exit, being careful to stay away from cornice, remotely triggered a small drop and slide north line of Toots at about 2:15pm, first photo, obscured because of wind. Maybe 1 foot deep, 30 feet wide running 150 feet. After taking first photo, descended low angle subridge and cracked out the edge of the run bordered by aspen, second photo. Difficult to see but the crown is two feet, and the slab moved about two feet. Technically two separate avalanches, though both were so small you have a hard time calling them avalanches.