Observer Name
Kelly Stevens
Observation Date
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Parleys Canyon » Mt Aire
Location Name or Route
Elevation
8,300'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Depth
15"
Width
300'
Vertical
1,000'
Comments
This soft slab broke at about 8300 feet, 12-18" deep, 100 yards (ish) wide in the starting zone, north side of mount Aire. It ran in the gully for 1000 feet or so, as best we could see it did not break down into any lower layers as the bed surface remained on the buried surface hoar of last week.
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