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Observer Name
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Observation Date
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Scotts Bluff
Location Name or Route
Scotts Bluff, east side
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
13"
Width
90'
Vertical
300'
Comments

I triggered this soft slab when I jumped off a cornice onto the slope, I had plenty of speed to ski off the slab before it got moving too fast, and I did not take a ride. The crown was 18 inches at it's deepest but averaged around a foot, 80 to 100ft wide and ran about 300ft. The set up was a wind slab on preserved facets from last weeks high pressure. The slope is a steep shady and N facing at about 9600ft in elevation. It was obvious that there were buried facets in this location on our hike out and they just needed a stiffer slab on top and a trigger to be activated.

Photos Whole deal, crown and debris pile