Observer Name
Toohey
Observation Date
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Days Draw
Location Name or Route
Days Draw
Elevation
9,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
1,000'
Comments
All sizes are estimates from decently far away. Presumed natural during the high PI rates from yesterdays storm and the entire path appears to have ripped out.
Crowns ranged from 1'-3' deep and extended 1000' plus wide down the entirety of Chicken Shit Ridge. Never could see the entire path but imagine it could be wider than observed connecting into the more easterly components. Also did not travel far enough up the drainage to see the full runout but imagine due to the avalanche size that it ran pretty far downhill.
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