Observer Name
Josh Whisenant
Observation Date
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill B South » Eeeny Meeny Miny Moe
Location Name or Route
Miny, Mill B South Fork
Elevation
8,400'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
6"
Width
25'
Comments
I was skinning up Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Moe (technically at "Miny") when I saw a couple guys coming down – they told me a small slide almost reached them while they were skinning up, a couple hundred feet above where I was at. I looked at the slide path before turning around myself – it ran from the ridge (somewhere between 8300-8400') down a couple hundred feet to where the terrain levels off a bit. I did not keep going up & didn't get close enough for a good picture.
The slide-path was east-facing and > 30 degrees.
I think even a very small slide at this low of elevation is notable; at least it changed how I'm thinking about current conditions.
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