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Avalanche: South Monitor Bowl

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Friday, March 29, 2019
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 29, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Monitors » South Monitor Bowl
Location Name or Route
South Monitor
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
2'
Width
60'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
This soft slab was triggered by a natural cornice drop in the afternoon, 60ft wide, 2 foot crown in the deepest part vertical unknown due to visibility. The weak layer was the density inversion that was buried in this wind loaded terrain a couple feet down, the wind loading in both Monitors was pretty impressive, loading both slopes quite a ways down off the ridge line. I would expect these instabilities to settle out rapidly when the high PI rates finally subside.
photos: crown and the track