Observer Name
Caroline Gleich
Observation Date
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Emma Ridges
Location Name or Route
Emma ridge
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Skier
Depth
10"
Width
10'
Comments
Pockety windslabs were sensitive along the Emma ridgeline today around 11 am-12pm. The party in front of us breaking trail triggered a small, windslab along the ridgeline. No one was caught or carried, but thought we'd submit the observation/avalanche for future parties. There were many more loaded "whales" that felt hollow and delicate. Interesting enough, both West Bowl and the Emma's had windslab formation. There was heavy wind loading from the NNW across the ridge and at the highest elevations and a lot of cross-loading. The wind slab avalanches produced were minor, but if you didn't expect them, they could easily catch a skier off guard on the up or the down.