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Avalanche: Wolverine Cirque

Observer Name
Will Thomas
Observation Date
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Wolverine Cirque
Location Name or Route
Wolverine Cirque--Scratch and Sniff
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Skier
Depth
4"
Width
20'
Comments
Noticed a thin sun crust on west facing below Newt Chute while approaching Wolverine Cirque from Brighton this morning. Mid-way down Scratch and Sniff as it started to turn west, I pulled out a small wind slab on a ski cut that had surprising energy (20' wide, 100 vert). When I checked the crown, it had run on the crust a few inches down. Didn't get a good pic, but something of note for steep west/northwest slopes tomorrow as we get new snow.