Avalanche: West Couloir

Observer Name
Landon Crowther
Observation Date
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Kessler Peak » West Couloir
Location Name or Route
West Couloir - Kessler Peak
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
South
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Depth
8"
Width
30'
Comments
Wet loose south-facing slope remotely broke ~100 ft above where we (party of 4) were skiing on the north face of couloir. We luckily were able to stay out of the slide zone and ski over the debris afterwards. The slide broke above and funneled into a narrow part of the path ~20 ft wide. Occurred around 3:30 pm. 6" deep it where it broke and about 12" at the bottleneck. Spring skiing is fully in effect and an earlier start probably would have prevented the slide. Stay safe out there!
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