Avalanche: Scotties Bowl 4/26/2011

Observer Name:

stewart

Observation Date:

04/26/2011

Occurrence Date:

04/26/2011

Occurrence Time:

7:30am

Region:

Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Scotties Bowl

Location Name:

Scottie's Bowl, LCC

Location

40° 33' 49.0356" N, 111° 40' 37.7076" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

9700'

Aspect:

North

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Avalanche Type:

Dry Loose

Weak Layer:

New Snow

Depth (avg):

Width:

30'

Vertical:

200'

People Involved

Caught:

Snow Profile

Snow Profile Comments:

right side up was bonded well, but strong gusts and consistent wind coming over the ridgeline, and this is primarily what seemed to move

General Comments

slope cut showed decent stability on entrance from corniced ridge (they're HUGE), but when slope turned past ~37deg., sluffed out from under me and caused a spill - no injuries or burial, just a stir. recovered and skied it again ~an hour later with no sluffing (other bc'ers had skied the run, as well), but the wind had filled in all the tracks already...

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