Observer Name
Catino
Observation Date
Friday, December 18, 2020
Avalanche Date
Friday, December 18, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Upper Meadow Chutes
Location Name or Route
Meadow Chutes - Doug’s Drop
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Comments
Observed this in the am, when the sun broke while on USA bowl and PC Ridgeline. Two natural pockets pulled out just off the ridgeline of Doug's. Seems like old snow interface, but tough to tell from distance.
As we all know, very sensitive and touchy with the slightest of rolls getting failures in the storm slab facet interface, with widespread collapsing today anywhere there was old snow.
