Avalanche: Session Mountains

Observer Name
Staples
Observation Date
Monday, February 24, 2020
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 17, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Session Mountains
Location Name or Route
Sessions/Bountiful
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
10"
Width
150'
Vertical
200'
Comments
Slab of wind drifted snow on top of weak snow/graupel with some faceting seen on around the graupel. Broke a few inches above the Feb 7th crust
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