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Avalanche: South Monitor Bowl

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Monitors » South Monitor Bowl
Location Name or Route
South Monitor
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
10"
Width
300'
Vertical
600'
Comments
This storm slab avalanche appeared to have happened this morning during high PI rates triggered by a natural cornice drop. The crown was around 10 inches deep and about 300ft wide taking the whole skiers right side of the bowl out. The debris didn’t quite make it to the flats before it petered out. Big enough to take you for a ride but not big enough for a full burial in my opinion. The weak layer was the light density snow from last weekend which survived the heat due to its more northerly aspect than the right side of the bowl. There was also a smaller slide on the far skiers right corner which goes into a narrow notch though the trees, same depth and maybe 30ft wide