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Avalanche: Silver Fork Headwall

Observer Name
Bill Nalli
Observation Date
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Avalanche Date
Friday, December 18, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Silver Fork Headwall
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork Headwall
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
42°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
18"
Width
400'
Vertical
300'
Comments
This avalanche likely occurred Friday Dec. 18. Took out most of the Silver Fork Headwall
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