Avalanche: West Monitor

Observer Name
Pete Cowan
Observation Date
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Monitors » West Monitor
Location Name or Route
West Monitor
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Depth
2'
Width
100'
Snow Profile Comments
Significant wind loading, and evidence of cornices along monitor ridge line. Snow pit dug on E facing 15 degree slope by Billy Haas indicated significant instability storm slab down through January facet layer.
Comments
Observed evidence of natural slide on west monitor, debris pile pushing several hundred feet into Monitor Flat. 2’ deep, 100 feet wide approximation.