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Avalanche: Flagstaff Gully

Observer Name
Holden W.
Observation Date
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Flagstaff Gully
Location Name or Route
Flagstaff Gully
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
Unknown
Width
35'
Comments
Watched a snowboarder kick off a wet slid while traversing across Flagstaff face. It ran down Flagstaff goalie for probably a thousand vertical feet. Neither one of us had seen anyone else on the mountain.