Avalanche: West Monitor

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Monitors » West Monitor
Location Name or Route
West Monitor
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
12"
Width
30'
Vertical
700'
Comments

Saw this cornice triggered soft slab from a distance, not sure if some one dropped a cornice or if it calved off naturally. Looks to have been triggered this morning. Nothing really unusual, shallow wind slab sitting on the lee side of the ridge triggered by a cornice drop, petered out before it hit the flats, new snow only, crown was about a foot at the deepest, averaged around six inches. Photos, crown and whole deal