Avalanche: Grandview Peak

Observer Name
John Mletschnig
Observation Date
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Session Mountains » Grandview Peak
Location Name or Route
Sessions Mountain
Elevation
8,600'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Depth
18"
Width
300'
Vertical
400'
Comments
SS-N-D2-U. Slide is just above SS-AM-D1 reported yesterday in Grandview area (same ridge and aspect). I was unable to investigate what the failure layer was but I'm guessing there is a facet on top of crust scenario that was wind loaded with surface snow.
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