Avalanche: Salt Lake

Observer Name
Mark White
Observation Date
Monday, November 14, 2011
Avalanche Date
Monday, November 14, 2011
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
West Monitor, PC ridgeline
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
12"
Width
80'
Vertical
800'
Comments

NE facing West monitor on the Park City ridgeline. West Monitor had two different slides, the largest was 80ft wide 12 to 14 inches deep and ran 800ft to the flats. Appeared that a cornice drop was the trigger. Must have occurred at the end of the storm. The bed surface had an inch or so of new snow on top. It also must have sympathetically released, the roll-over skiers right of center, separate slide, but looked like same time frame. One other small pocket released after the storm 20ft wide and ran 3/4 track, also triggered by cornice drop. Both slides ran on facets above a fairly stout crust on the ground.

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