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Observer Name
Peter Donner
Observation Date
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Avalanche Date
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Porter Fork » West Porter
Location Name or Route
West Porter
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Depth
12"
Width
40'
Comments
Triggered a D1 storm slab on a test slope wind pocket during a breezy graupling period around 1pm today (Thurs 4/15). 40 degrees at the top for a few feet. This is a repeater that went during the mid-Feb extreme cycle with a 3 foot crown visible until recently. Calling this intentional as I intentionally avoided the super fun steep spot feeling it might avalanche if provoked. Triggered it from a part of the slope that was 25 degrees steep. Ran 75 vertical feet.
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