Observer Name
Jim M.
Observation Date
Friday, February 28, 2014
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 28, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Kessler Peak » Catchers Mit
Location Name or Route
Kestler, Catcher's Mitt
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
15"
Width
40'
Vertical
500'
Comments
Went up the East face of Kestler early Friday morning and noticed these slides that had occurred overnight. The bigger looked to be a cornice drop that had initiated it above the notch of the "Mitt" and had occurred probably not long before we got there. The other off the cliff band looked like some natural sluffing that had occurred during the storm. Didn't ware out our welcome as we noticed wet activity starting by about 10:00am. I left around 11:00 and did not notice the slide that Mark White had posted. I'm thinking the way things were changing fast, it happened soon after I left.
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