Observer Name
Michael B
Observation Date
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Avalanche Date
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork
Location Name or Route
Broads Fork
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Depth
4'
Width
Unknown
Comments
I hiked and snowshoed on Broads to just below Blue Ice. Snow conditions were suncrusted with less than an inch of new snow on top.
Avalanches has occurred on Bonkers, Diving Board, and Blue Ice. The latter was most significant and had broken high in the cliff bands and ran over 1k vertical. The avalanches likely occurred during the warmth (Saturday) just before the Sunday cool down.
While significant the avalanches weren't huge when compared to what is likely to occurs later this month or in May during our usual glide avalanche cycle.
