Observer Name
Addy and six pack
Observation Date
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mineral Fork » Moonlight
Location Name or Route
Mineral fork, Santiago & moonlight
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Depth
10"
Width
70'
Snow Profile Comments
New snow soft slabs. Crazy winds made the snow dense, even midway up the ridges. Snow was sliding on harder layer caused by Wednesday's sun effect.
Comments
Soft wind slabs were pretty twitchy on Sunday, which made them pretty predictable. Ski cuts were the move today. Breaking at our feet, slides were easy to initiate. We initiated3 small slides on moonlight, and the photos below are from just in between santiago and mongo no.
While they likely entrained enough to bury a person if knocked over, they did not pack a big punch
