Observer Name
Max Stern
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Microwave
Location Name or Route
Microwave/Patsey Marley
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
10"
Width
60'
Vertical
250'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Made poor decisions. 1st skier triggered D0.5 size slide, second skier followed on the mellower terrain next to the first. At the end of the pitch I stopped in untracked, wet snow which started to slide the width of my skis. Looked uphill to see a slow moving wet slide which caught and carried me about 2-300 feet before skiing out. No injuries and no burials. Triggered multiple other slides while exiting through lower elevations. Happened at about 4:30 PM.
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