Observer Name
Catino
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Days Draw
Location Name or Route
Days Draw
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Depth
18"
Width
200'
Comments
Depth at crown was around 45cm, maybe a bit more in loaded areas. Estimated width, but was sizeable - couple hundred feet. The crown and propagation carried along the NE ridgeline.
Came across the slide while placing skinner and it likely ran during the high PI rates mid morning. Impressive to be out during that event.
From 09-1300 .75 SWE and 10" of snow. The 5" hour with some south winds likely tipped the scale.
NE-9900-20210414-SS-D2.5-R2.5/3
Steep featured terrain was reacting to ski cuts until early afternoon with soft slabs propagating and packing a punch in some areas.
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