Observer Name
Kobernik-Hardesty
Observation Date
Friday, January 20, 2012
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 20, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » East Bowl
Location Name or Route
East Bowl
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
West
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
16"
Width
80'
Vertical
350'
Comments
Drew triggered this one as we were descending the ridge from a safe, flat spot above and the slope collapsed and propagated into steeper terrain below. It stepped down in the mid portion of the slope and also released two other small pockets sympathetically.
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