Observer Name
AMAC
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Hellgate
Location Name or Route
East Hellgate
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
6"
Width
60'
Comments
Couple of new snow wind-slab avalanches. The one on lookers left was triggered by 1 of a group of 3 split-boarders. The one on the right was in the slightly steeper pocket on East Hellgate that is usually the first to go! and I think was a natural. Both occurred around 1pm.
