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Avalanche: Scotts Bowl

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Scotts Bowl
Location Name or Route
Scotts Bowl
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
42°
Trigger
Natural
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Repeater
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
10"
Width
50'
Vertical
500'
Comments

While returning back from the Monitors noticed a avalanche in Scotts Bowl, new snow only, crown was snowed in a bit must have happened early this morning, ran all the way to the flats, kind of the same scenario that was happening all day, new light density snow sliding on facets and crusts, cold smoke not bonding well on any steep slopes. Bottom part of this path has already slide once this year about three weeks ago. Photos, a couple of the crown, and one of the path, hard to see the debris in the bottom, but it did run out on the flats.