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Observer Name
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Observation Date
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Monitors » West Monitor
Location Name or Route
West Monitor
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
80'
Vertical
800'
Comments
I remotely triggered this avalanche in West Monitor a little after 1pm, I was walking up the ridgeline felt a collapse and watched a cornice release into the bowl triggering this fairly large avalanche. I put persistent weak layer because I’m fairly sure it broke into old snow by the size of the debris pile, some snapped trees and a big powder cloud. The slope has avalanched multiple times this year and was being heavily wind loaded throughout the day, I would classify it as a repeater. The crown was 2ft at its deepest point and the debris had more of the characteristics of a hard slab than a soft slab. It ran full track and quite a ways out on the flats.
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