Avalanche: Scotts Bowl 1/9/2012

Observer Name: 
Kobernik
Observation Date: 
01/11/2012
Occurrence Date: 
01/09/2012
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
Scotts Bowl
Park City Ridgeline
Salt Lake
Location Name: 
Scott's Bowl
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Location

40° 36' 50.6448" N, 111° 33' 29.8404" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
9700'
Aspect: 
Northeast
Slope Angle: 
36
Trigger: 
Natural
Avalanche Type: 
Soft Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets Below Crust
Depth (avg): 
8"
Width: 
30'
Vertical: 
400'
General Comments

Stumbled across another avalanche in Scotts Bowl.  It appears to have been triggered by a snowshoe rabbit making it a "hare trigger".  You can see the tracks leading into the fracture line in the photo below.

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General Comments 2

While it wasn't all that wide or deep, it did run to the bottom of the slope entraining snow and producing a sizable debris pile.  This was right next to a fairly large avalanche reported last week.

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