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Observer Name
Hardesty
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Monitors » West Monitor
Location Name or Route
West Monitor
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
12"
Width
125'
Comments
All estimates; this may have been a skier-triggered cornice fall that then triggered the new snow wind slab.
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