Avalanche: East Couloir

Observation Date
Monday, January 27, 2020
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 27, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Kessler Peak » East Couloir
Location Name or Route
Kessler Peak - East Couloir
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Vertical
1,000'
Comments
Came upon this avalanche on my way up to the Catcher's Mitt. Could have been natural during high PI rates. However, my guess is skier triggered upon entering the couloir or via a chunk of cornice as there were skier tracks coming out of the couloir (skied the best surface in the couloir). Soft slab of unknown depth, but ran a good distance and around 1000' vertical.