Avalanche: Sunset Peak

Observer Name
Trent Meisenheimer
Observation Date
Monday, December 9, 2013
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Sunset Peak
Location Name or Route
Sunset Peak - Corner Pocket
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
13"
Width
125'
Vertical
150'
Comments

First, sorry for the bad photo. This avalanche looked to be another natural from overnight. New snow only, did not step down.

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