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Avalanche: Lanes Leap

Observer Name
Jason Carr
Observation Date
Friday, December 18, 2020
Avalanche Date
Friday, December 18, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » 10420 » Lanes Leap
Location Name or Route
Lane's Leap
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Depth
14"
Width
100'
Comments
Came across what looked like a naturally triggered pair of slides on our way up the ridge to 10420 from the Guardsman Passs Road gate. Appears to have fractured on old/new snow interface in patches. Picutres below tried to show the main path at about ~100 ft wide and another spot slightly futher up the ridge ~30 ft wide, both spots 10-14 inches deap, ~38 degree slopes, near due-north facing. A couple other parties and one back country education class in the area all sticking to ridge lines and skiing low angle, wind sheltered snow.
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