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Avalanche: Dog Lake area

Observer Name
B
Observation Date
Monday, March 9, 2020
Avalanche Date
Monday, March 9, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Dog Lake area
Location Name or Route
Dog Lake Chutes Right
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
8"
Width
45'
Vertical
100'
Comments
While skiing the far right line in the Dog Lake Chutes, my partner released a small soft slab. He continued to ski and it did not come close to catching up to him, though it did entrain a signficant amount of snow before stopping at the transition. The debris pile was about 2 feet deep. The weak layer was light density snow 1 cm above the old m/f crust. The bonding to the old m/f crust was good and it did not dig down to the crust as it ran on the light density snow.
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