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Avalanche: Depth Hoar Bowl

Observer Name
Tyler v
Observation Date
Monday, December 16, 2019
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 16, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Alexander Basin » Depth Hoar Bowl
Location Name or Route
Depth hoar bowl
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Unknown
Depth
2'
Width
Unknown
Comments
While skinning up the ridge to gobblers we noticed a slab avalanche on depth hoar bowl that had a crown of about 2-3 feet facing northeast and had a slope of 40 degrees. The avalanche was likely human triggered as the skin track above went on top of the cornice which failed.
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