Avalanche: No Name Bowl 1/2/2012

Observer Name: 
mark white
Observation Date: 
01/02/2012
Occurrence Date: 
01/02/2012
Occurrence Time: 
12:30pm
Region: 
Salt Lake
Park City Ridgeline
No Name Bowl
Location Name: 
No Name Bowl- PC ridge line
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Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
9200'
Aspect: 
Northeast
Slope Angle: 
45
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Intentionally Triggered
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Soft Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets Below Crust
Depth (avg): 
12"
Width: 
25'
Vertical: 
700'
General Comments

Actually set off two seperate avalanches in No Name with basically the same demensions. First one was remotely triggered while skiing down the ridge, got a collapse on the flats and released the first soft slab, 12" deep 25ft wide ran to the flats. Weak layer was facets under the fragile rain crust with a wind slab sitting on it, pretty hair triggered. Slide gouged down into the facets to the ground. Pics are powder cloud sequence, crown with obvious facets as weak layer and full slide.

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General Comments 2

Second avalanche was 45ft down the ridge from the first one, basically same demensions as the first , also remotely triggered from the flats on the ridge with a collaspse. Pics are powder cloud sequence, crown, full avalanche and cracking on the ridge.

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General Comments 3

Experienced collapsing on SW,E,NE and N aspects throughout the day. Some wet activity also observed. Also got some collapses that did not release an the main face of No Name.

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