Observer Name
Brett Kobernik
Observation Date
Monday, December 14, 2009
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Monitors » West Monitor
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
14"
Width
100'
Vertical
600'
Comments
This slide ran during the storm. Dimensions are rough estimates from looking at it from the ridge.
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Comments
There were stress cracks where a natural collapse had occurred on the more northerly aspect of the same bowl. It looks like there were a few pockets that came loose and released along with this collapse but I could not confirm their size as I could only see a little evidence.
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