Observer Name
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Observation Date
Friday, February 21, 2025
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 21, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Alexander Basin » Depth Hoar Bowl
Location Name or Route
Deapth Hoar Bowl
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
4'
Width
1,500'
Vertical
900'
Comments
Not sure if this ever got reported, kinda doubt it. Looked to be triggered by a natural cornices drop, started up high on the steep NE facing and stepped down in the main bowl, the slab basically ran wall to wall. The crown up high was probably 2ft deep, the crown where it stepped down was more like 4ft. not sure of the timing but it only had yesterdays new snow sitting on top of it.
