Observer Name
Mack Lambert
Observation Date
Monday, February 19, 2024
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 19, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork » Blue Ice
Location Name or Route
Broads fork/ Blue Ice
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
2'
Width
50'
Vertical
200'
Comments
Observed a natural avalanche with a crown of about 2-3 ft run 200 feet down over the blue ice where it spread out to cover the entire apron beneath it. Lookers right of that slide above the BI we noticed a long dry loose slide span nearly 350 feet and 40 ft wide. Crown not visible from our perspective.
Winds seemed to increase later into the morning as we saw snow transport increase on the surrounding peaks with it continuing to deposit on NE/E aspects.
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