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Avalanche: West Bowl

Observer Name
Russ Costa
Observation Date
Monday, April 28, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 28, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » West Bowl
Location Name or Route
West Bowl
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
39°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
18"
Width
50'
Vertical
100'
Comments
Came across the crown and debris on the skin track (so not sure if it was reported earlier) up West Bowl, on a steep rollover on the NE facing slope, just above that notch between West Bowl and Doug's Drop. Perhaps a bit more wind affected in there. Either natural release or triggered remotely by an earlier party on the skin track. Soft/wind slab with the new storm snow.
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